SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On January 14, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Lorenzo Torres-Echevarría with firearms violations and drug trafficking, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is in charge of the investigation of the case.
According to the indictment, on January 10, 2021, in the District of Puerto Rico, defendant Torres-Echevarría knowingly possessed one Glock pistol, model 27, .40 caliber, modified to fire automatically more than one shot by a single pull of the trigger, in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The defendant is charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marihuana.
Upon conviction of the offenses the defendant shall forfeit to the United States any firearms and ammunition involved in the commission of the offense, including, but not limited to: one Glock pistol, model 27, .40 caliber; seventy-four rounds of .40 caliber ammunition; eight rounds of .380 caliber ammunition; and one Glock magazine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Chattah is in charge of the prosecution of the case. If convicted of the 924(c) machine gun charge, the defendant faces a 30-year mandatory minimum sentence.
An indictment contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. Defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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