BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced Monday that a Buffalo man was arrested and charged with conspiracy to possess and smuggle machine guns.
On Oct. 27, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted a parcel sent from China at a FedEx facility in Memphis Tennessee. Inside of the parcel were plastic spring buckles believed to be used for clothes.
A further examination showed that the parcel actually contained parts for Machine Gun Conversion Devices (MCDs) which were concealed in a bag mixed with black plastic drawstring clips. The parcel, addressed to a home on Sweet Avenue in Buffalo, was seized and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations.
A later investigation determined that the defendant, 34-year-old Angel Flores lived at the Sweet Avenue home.
On Nov. 9, an investigator delivered the parcel, sans MCDs, to the Sweet Avenue home. A short time later, Flores took the parcel inside, before leaving the home, where he was taken into custody.
The charges against Flores carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
