4 guilty in major Brooklyn gun trafficking case

April 2, 2024 Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Eastern District of New York federal courthouse in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese

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Four individuals have pleaded guilty on Friday to charges related to the trafficking of more than 50 firearms into Brooklyn.

David Mccann and Calvin Tabron entered their guilty pleas at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, with Mccann also admitting to conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Their co-defendants, Raymond Minaya and Tajhai Jones, had previously pleaded guilty earlier in the month.

The sentencing for Mccann could see him facing up to 40 years in prison, Minaya up to 20 years, and both Jones and Tabron up to 15 years each.

“With these guilty pleas, the defendants have admitted to bringing dozens of deadly weapons and dangerous drugs, including fentanyl, to the streets of Brooklyn,” said U.S. Attorney Breon Peace. “This office will vigorously use all tools available, such as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, to ensure that no one is able to illegally feed the cycles of gun violence and drug abuse in our community.”

The operation, spanning from January to August 2022, involved the sale of semiautomatic handguns, ghost guns, and firearms with defaced serial numbers. Transactions were brazenly conducted in public areas such as parks, shopping center parking lots, and even near schools and houses of worship in Canarsie. Some of these weapons have been linked to multiple shootings in the area.