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LOS ANGELES -
On Nov. 3, authorities arrested three men, including an active duty U.S.
Navy SEAL, for conspiring to smuggle and sell weapons to an undercover
federal agent in Nevada and Colorado.
According to a criminal complaint, SEAL Nicholas Bickle of San Diego
smuggled 80 AK-47 weapons from Iraq or Afghanistan, including factory-
made 7.62 mm Iraqi machine guns that would be difficult or impossible to
trace. Other weapons included Ruger handguns of the type used by U.S.
military police officers.
In Gitschlag's case, investigators were still trying to determine where the
guns came from, but several were purchased at gun shows in Arizona, ATF
spokesman Chris Hoffman said.
Florencia 13 is a long-established Latino street gang which has grown to
control large swaths of South Los Angeles. The gang has been blamed for
numerous homicides, including the racist killings of black residents.
On Nov. 3, authorities arrested three men, including an active duty U.S.
Navy SEAL, for conspiring to smuggle and sell weapons to an undercover
federal agent in Nevada and Colorado.
According to a criminal complaint, SEAL Nicholas Bickle of San Diego
smuggled 80 AK-47 weapons from Iraq or Afghanistan, including factory-
made 7.62 mm Iraqi machine guns that would be difficult or impossible to
trace. Other weapons included Ruger handguns of the type used by U.S.
military police officers.
In Gitschlag's case, investigators were still trying to determine where the
guns came from, but several were purchased at gun shows in Arizona, ATF
spokesman Chris Hoffman said.
Florencia 13 is a long-established Latino street gang which has grown to
control large swaths of South Los Angeles. The gang has been blamed for
numerous homicides, including the racist killings of black residents.