UpdatedWed, Feb 17, 2021 at 1:53 pm ET
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Pictured are 11 of the 14 people charged in connection with a gun trafficking ring out of Montgomery County. (Montgomery County District Attorney s Office)
NORRISTOWN, PA More than a dozen people have been charged with gun-trafficking-related crimes after authorities in Montgomery County said they were involved in a five-county trafficking ring.
Montgomery County officials said the gun trafficking organization illegally obtained and resold 31 firearms in Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, Lancaster and Philadelphia counties. The organization also allegedly dealt in the sale of ghost guns.
In total, 14 people were arrested on charges related to straw purchases of firearms and illegally transferring firearms.