Naseer Green, a 19-year-old D.C. man, has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for drug possession with the intent to distribute, as well as using a Glock handgun transformed into a machine gun. Green pleaded guilty on September 4 to charges including possession with the intent to distribute substances such as fentanyl and oxycodone, as well as possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime; Judge Timothy J. Kelly then sentenced him to 71 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the US Department of Justice.
During an early morning patrol in Logan Circle on March 16, Metropolitan Police Department officers noticed a sedan parked illegally near a fire hydrant, sparking an approach that resulted in the discovery of a handgun and the arrest of its four occupants, one of whom was Green, who was found with a stolen Glock Model 19 with a “switch” to enable automatic fire and a mix of narcotics later identified as fentanyl and oxycodone. Along with Green, two other men were armed, but their trials, involving Wesley Hilliard and Sequan Collier, are still on the court’s docket, awaiting a hearing.
With federal and local law enforcement agencies continuing to crack down on illicit firearms and narcotics trafficking, situations like Green’s highlight the linked nature of gun violence and the drug trade in urban areas such as Washington, D.C. According to police, officers confiscated not just the modified pistol from Green but also a variety of medications and a modest amount of cash, all of which indicated drug-peddling activity. This particular bust was part of a larger operation by the ATF and MPD to pursue similar illegal acts, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kate M. Naseef and Matthew W. Kinskey leading the prosecution, according to the same press release.
The joint efforts of the ATF’s Washington Field Division and the MPD, led by Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood and Chief Pamela A. Smith, highlight the ongoing fight against the illegal narcotics distribution network and the violent potential of illegally modified firearms in the nation’s capital.
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