NYPD Busts Alleged Gun-Running Operation

MYFOXNY.COM - A grand jury in New York City has indicted two men with a number of weapons-trafficking charges in connection with an alleged Florida-to-New York gun-running operation, according to officials.

Watson Joachin, 27, and Ryan Woodard, 22, have been indicted on 105 counts related to the sale of dozens of guns to undercover officers over the course of three months, officials said.

"The illegal guns confiscated in this investigation were bound for the streets of Brooklyn, to be used in murders, assaults, and armed robberies, but thanks to a concerted effort by my office and the NYPD, these weapons won't hurt anyone and nor will their dealers," said Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes.

The indictment includes charges for the sale or possession of 46 guns -- including 28 semiautomatic pistols, six revolvers, three assault rifles, four sawed-off shotguns, and five rifles -- to undercover detectives, prosecutors said.

During the investigation, undercover detectives bought 40 guns in four sales. Then they set up a fifth sale, and then raided the suspects' Brooklyn safe house and confiscated six more guns, officials said.

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said that investigators believe the guns probably came from Florida.