NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that a woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for heading a ring that sold guns and ammunition.
On July 11, Jessica Heyliger, 39, pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree and conspiracy in the fourth degree. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison plus five years post release supervision.
According to officials, Heyliger was the principal dealer of weapons in the case that had been dubbed Operation Tiger by the NYPD.
The investigation into this gun-trafficking ring began in September 2019 when a gun and two large capacity ammunition feeding devices was sold to an undercover police officer a handgun.
During the investigation officials discovered all the weapons and ammunition that were sold by the ring were acquired by Heyliger, who brought to Queens from the south via the Interstate 95 "Iron Pipeline."
"This defendant trafficked illegal lethal weapons with no regard forthe bloodshed and misery they could visit upon our communities," District Attorney Melinda Katz said. "She is being held accountable for her callous acts. We will not relent in our efforts to stop illegal weapons from coming into our communities."
