ATF Seizes Arsenal, Arrests New Yorker
A man who was stockpiling weapons and ammunition for what he said was an upcoming battle with a secret organization was arrested on federal firearms and narcotics charges, authorities said.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms arrested Davaughn L. Roper, 25, at his Staten Island home Friday.
Agents seized about 15 pistols and rifles, about 3,000 rounds of ammunition, 29 envelopes of what appeared to be cocaine, $1,700 in cash and literature on the “new world order,” said Joseph G. Green, an ATF spokesman.
Police detectives learned of Roper’s firearms and notified the ATF. The federal agents said Roper sold cocaine and used the money to buy weapons.
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