Colo. man charged with illegally trafficking weapons in D.C., together with 1 concerned in space capturing

A Colorado man was arrested Tuesday and charged with dealing in firearms within the District and not using a correct license and with the unlawful transport of mentioned weapons, the Justice Department introduced.

Demarco Diggs, 26, of Aurora, Colorado, purportedly transported weapons illegally into D.C. in June and July of 2021. From June 2021 to March 2023, Mr. Diggs can also be accused of dealing in firearms within the metropolis regardless of missing the correct license.

Part of the costs additionally discuss with Mr. Diggs supposedly performing as a straw purchaser of weapons; straw buying means one particular person acts as the client of an merchandise for one more one that is unwilling or unable to purchase the merchandise themselves.

The indictment towards Mr. Diggs additionally seeks the forfeiture of over 24 weapons and ammunition to match. These weapons embody these recovered in D.C., these taken from Mr. Diggs’ Colorado residence and people Mr. Diggs had marketed on the market.

The Justice Department alleges that a minimum of one gun recovered has been linked to a D.C. space capturing and to Mr. Diggs because the purported straw purchaser.

“This office, along with our law enforcement partners, will use every legal tool at our disposal to combat straw purchasing and choke off the dangerous flow of illegal guns into our city. The message should be clear: unlawfully buying a gun for a prohibited person is a serious federal offense,” U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves mentioned in a press release.