Arizona Gun Dealer Charged With Trying to Arm Mexican Cartels

Federal indictment alleges Laurence Gray attempted to supply firearms to two drug cartels.

A soldier stands before a display of guns seized by the Mexican Army, National Guard, and State Police ahead of their destruction at the 2nd Military Zone headquarters in Tijuana, Mexico, on Aug. 8, 2024. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images

A gun shop owner in Phoenix has been indicted for allegedly trying to supply firearms to Mexican drug cartels classified as foreign terrorist organizations.

On March 17, a federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment charging Laurence Gray, 65, with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and conspiring to do the same.