A 28-year-old Scranton man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was found with an automatic weapon.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
House fled on foot and was found hiding under a rear porch of a residence.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The firearm also had an extended magazine containing ten rounds of ammunition.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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