A Tucson federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging 49 firearms-related offenses against 12 people. The indictment alleges that the 12 individuals were members of a Tucson-based firearms trafficking organization.
The investigation leading to their indictment involved a series of firearms transactions that resulted in several firearms being seized in the Republic of Mexico.
All 12 individuals charged in the indictment face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The following individuals were indicted:
- Victor Coronado
- Fernando Palomares, Jr.
- Julissa Leonor Torres
- Carlos Fernando Palomares-Leon
- Briana Marie Montpetit
- Karla Romero
- Avery Danelle Gipson
- Kevin Allen Lapedus
- Ray Alberto Laborin
- Elizar Olivares
- Kyle Rene Fazlollah
- Ty-Jhai Damon Grigsby
The indictment follows a multiagency investigation, which included the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, and the United States Postal Inspection Service.
