YONKERS –Yonkers Police, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and the DEA have announced a series of arrests in a multi-agency investigation into illegal firearms trafficking.
Earlier in 2022, the Yonkers Police Department Narcotics Unit initiated a joint investigation with members of DEA Group D-43, New York City Police Department, State Police, and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office into the illegal interstate trafficking of firearms to Yonkers.
The investigation focused on the trafficking of “ghost guns;” partially furnished, non-serialized, and untraceable firearms that can be easily assembled to become fully functioning firearms at home with parts that can be bought online and through various retailers. These “ghost guns” are designed to avoid gun laws and regulations.
On June 24, dsetectives arrested Jose Gregory Olivo-Feliz, 27, Pedro Junior Olivo-Feliz, 21, of Yonkers and Idanis Lora-Espinal, 30, of Washington, DC in connection with this investigation.
During those arrests, Netaly Pena-Camilo, 25, of Washington, D.C., allegedly fled from arresting officers but was later located in Washington, D.C., and apprehended on June 29, by members of the investigative team with the assistance of the FBI, DEA Washington Division, and the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. All four defendants have been arraigned in Yonkers City Court and are currently held without bail.
This joint investigation resulted in the seizure of two conventional firearms and 31 “ghost guns” that were allegedly purchased and assembled in Washington, D.C., before being transported to Yonkers for sale. The investigation shut down an alleged “Iron Pipeline” of illegal firearms from Washington, D.C., to Yonkers, NY.
