25 Guns Seized From Georgia-To-NYC Firearm Pipeline: Authorities

NEW YORK CITY — An Atlanta man sold 25 guns and cocaine to undercover officer in New York City as part of a weapons and drug pipeline stretching down to Georgia, authorities said.

Handcuffs clicked around the wrists of Yamil Torres-Rincon, 24, on Nov. 12 after the fourth and final time he tried to make sale, according to a release by the city's Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.

Torres-Rincon stands accused of trafficking guns and drugs up from Georgia to New York City.

"Guns and drugs go hand in hand, and both lead to senseless deaths, said Bridget G. Brennan, the special narcotics prosecutor, in a statement. "Reducing the supply of illegal firearms on our streets is a top priority."

A three-month probe led to Torres-Rincon's arrest and the disruption of a Georgia-to-New York gun and drug pipeline, authorities said.

Torres-Rincon sold 25 guns, including five assault weapons, to an undercover officer at places scattered across Manhattan from Sept. 3 until his arrest, according to prosecutors.

He also sold cocaine to an undercover officer and a wiretap found he negotiated larger drug sales, authorities said.

All told, he charged nearly $43,000 for the first three gun sales, authorities.

But the fourth sale went badly, according to a release. Torres-Rincon tried to sell nine Glock pistols that an undercover officer recognized as air pistols.

Torres-Rincon tried to flee but DEA agents and NYPD officers arrested him, authorities said.

He appeared in court Nov. 13 for arraignment on drug- and gun-related felonies.