Six men now face charges after what Nassau County prosecutors describe as a sweeping gun trafficking takedown that turned up nearly 50 firearms along with illegal narcotics. Officials said the Friday arrests capped an intelligence-led probe that allegedly caught daytime gun sales happening across the street from a school near the Nassau–Queens border.
“Any single one of these nearly 50 guns had the potential to do untold damage in our neighborhoods, in our region, in our state,” Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly told reporters at a news briefing. Police released photos of the seized weapons and drug packages as part of the case, according to News 12.
How Prosecutors Describe the Operation
Donnelly said investigators have already tied at least two of the recovered guns to shootings outside Nassau County and that the six defendants are believed to be members of a violent Jamaica-based gang. She emphasized that the probe is still active and that prosecutors expect more defendants and additional charges as they work to trace suppliers and distributors, according to News 12.
Bigger Pattern On Long Island
Officials say the takedown fits into a larger pattern that goes well beyond one alleged gun ring. New York State Police crime-gun tracing data places Nassau among the counties most often flagged in firearm purchase-to-recovery analyses, highlighting how weapons move across state and county lines before turning up at crime scenes. The New York State Police report details the cross-jurisdiction flows that investigators say help feed local gun markets.
Prosecutors in Nassau have also been ramping up cases and task-force work targeting ghost guns and illegal resellers. A February press release from the District Attorney’s Office described a Mineola arrest that uncovered dozens of weapon parts, assembled firearms and high-capacity magazines near school athletic fields. For background on a related multi-agency trafficking case that reached Queens and resulted in a 2025 ghost-gun trafficking conviction, see the DA’s write-up and the Hoodline roundup Nassau County DA and Five Convicted in Major Ghost Gun.
What’s Next
Authorities say the investigation is far from over. Prosecutors warned that more indictments are likely as detectives follow new leads and try to unravel the rest of the alleged supply network. Officials urged anyone with information to contact Nassau County police or the District Attorney’s Office while the multi-agency probe continues.
