WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Dut Dour, 34, of Buffalo, NY, and Tommy Purdue, 28, of Buffalo, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit trafficking in firearms, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

According to the criminal complaint, in May 2025, the FBI and ATF Buffalo began investigating a firearms trafficking group based in and operating throughout the Western District of New York. Dour and Purdue were identified as firearms traffickers.

On August 15, 2025, investigators conducted a contro...