2 Lehigh Valley men busted in illegal gun-for-drug-debts swap, AG alleges
Updated May 07, 2021;
Posted May 07, 2021
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Friday, May 7, 2021, felony arrests of two Lehigh County men in an alleged illegal firearm purchase scheme.Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com
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An Emmaus man and a second man, who was living in a Lehigh County hotel, are charged in the illegal straw purchases of 29 firearms to settle drug debts, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Friday.
The felony arrests followed a joint investigation by the Attorney General’s Office’s Gun Violence Section; U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and Emmaus police.