Brothers Plead Guilty for Conspiracy to Illegally Ship Gun Parts to Thailand
Two brothers plead guilty for conspiracy to illegally export firearm parts to Thailand in a U.S. District Court in Seattle, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington said. The brothers, Nares Lekhakul and Naris Lekhakul, shipped…
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gun parts, including magazines for .45 caliber handguns, disguised as other commodities for a multi-year period that culminated in their June 2013 arrest. Prosecutors have agreed to recommend a sentence of four years in prison for Naris, 42, and 30 months in prison for Nares, 36. Four additional defendants pleaded guilty to the conspiracy.