一名佛罗里达州教师因非法为特立尼达犯罪团伙购买枪支而被判刑入狱,其中四人被发现藏在机场的行李中。 A Florida teacher was sentenced to prison for illegally buying guns for a Trinidad criminal group, four of which were found hidden in luggage at an airport.

47岁,前佛罗里达高中教师,Shannon Nicole Samlalsingh,47岁,被判处一年零一天的联邦监狱徒刑,罪名是密谋在枪支表格上作虚假陈述。 Shannon Nicole Samlalsingh, a 47-year-old former Florida high school teacher, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for conspiring to make false statements on firearm forms. 她认罪购买七支枪支,声称这些枪支是供个人使用的,但实际上这些枪支是为特立尼达犯罪组织使用的。 She pleaded guilty to purchasing seven guns, claiming they were for personal use, but they were actually intended for a Trinidad-based criminal organization. 其中4件火器于2022年4月在Piarco国际机场被缴获,藏在从美国运来的打拳袋中。 Four of the firearms were recovered in April 2022 at Piarco International Airport, hidden in punching bags shipped from the U.S. 调查涉及美国机构和特立尼达和多巴哥警方,凸显了美国向加勒比地区贩运枪支的持续关切。 The investigation involved U.S. agencies and Trinidad and Tobago’s police, highlighting ongoing concerns about U.S. gun trafficking to the Caribbean.