A New Milford man Wednesday admitted his role in conspiring to sell seven firearms believed to have belonged to the family of Saddam Hussein, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Carlos Manuel Quirola, a/k/a “Carlos Quirola-Ordonez,” a/k/a “Manny, 58, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden to Count One of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to transport stolen firearms.
According to documents filed in this case and statement made in court:
In April 2012, law enforcement received information that valuable firearms allegedly belonging to members of the family of the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein were available for sale. The weapons were believed to be kept in Florida, and Quirola and others attempted to find a buyer for them in New Jersey. The firearms had been appraised at $250,000 to $350,000. Seven firearms were shipped to New Jersey for viewing by potential buyers.
Federal law enforcement officers seized the following firearms in the course of the investigation: