5 suspects named in indictment for New Mexico gun trafficking case [Video]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a case involving gun trafficking in the state through social media. A federal grand jury indicted five people in the case; the youngest suspect is 18.

“We do a tremendous amount of undercover work and search warrant work with online platforms to monitor and to investigate and to charge conduct like this,” said Alexander Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico.

The indictment names Micah Maestas, Dominic Ramirez, Daniel Garcia, and Jesus and Oscar Salmeron as defendants, accusing them of trafficking guns in the state through social media apps such as Instagram and Telegram.

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“We’ve seen an increasing number of people, just generally people, using these platforms to sell all manners of illicit things, including drugs and firearms,” Uballez said.

According to the indictment, the suspects used social media apps …