Gun dealer Matthew Easton is sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for trafficking over 100 firearms that were smuggled overseas, primarily to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The 35-year-old dealer sold guns to a middleman who then supplied an illegal immigrant wanted by Interpol, furthering a network that traffics firearms illegally across borders.
This case highlights the troubling trend of gun trafficking from Florida, where Easton’s sales of Glock handguns reached a person who admitted to smuggling firearms internationally. Easton’s appeal is underway, but the extent of his actions contributes to the alarming statistics linking Florida to the influx of illegal weapons in the Caribbean region.
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