A 28-year-old Scranton man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was found with an automatic weapon.
Naim Mustafa House is to serve 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to deliver marijuana and possession of a machine gun, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday.
According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, on July 8, 2024, Scranton Police initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in which House was a passenger.
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House fled on foot and was found hiding under a rear porch of a residence.
Following his arrest, police found him to be in possession of marijuana packed for resale and a Glock 7, 9mm handgun equipped with a device to transition the firearm from a semiautomatic firearm into a fully automatic weapon.
The firearm also had an extended magazine containing ten rounds of ammunition.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Scranton Police Department investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Jenny P. Roberts prosecuted the case.