Greenwood man indicted as part of New York gun trafficking operation

INDIANAPOLIS — A Greenwood man has been indicted in New York after he was reportedly involved in a gun trafficking operation in Queens, New York.

According to court documents, filed earlier this month by the grand jury of Queens County, 20-year-old Milanjit Sidhu was one of five individuals charged with various crimes, including conspiracy in the fourth degree, criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree and/or criminal possession of a firearm in the first degree.

The other individuals who were charged include:

• 20-year-old Hargeny Fernandez-Gonzalez of Richmond Hill, New York
• 20-year-old Satveer Saini of East Elmhurst, New York
• 20-year-old Adam Youssef Senhaji-Rivas of Astoria, New York
• 21-year-old Mateo Castro-Agudelo of Long Island City, New York.

According to a news release from the New York State Attorney General’s office, the five individuals were indicted on 625 total counts, claiming that they sold dozens of ghost guns, assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and ammunition in Queens, New York.

During an investigation, they recovered 86 firearms, along with more than 90 high-capacity magazines and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. This comes after the investigation began in late 2023 into the gun trafficking operation.

The release states that the group paid more than $27,000 to purchase firearms from Indiana. Sidhu was paid by the group to drive weapons from the Indianapolis area to Queens, New York.

“When gun traffickers flood neighborhoods with untraceable firearms, they fuel violence that tears communities apart,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in the release. “This investigation successfully stopped a dangerous gun trafficking operation by removing dozens of ghost guns and assault weapons from our streets. I will continue to use every available resource to stop illegal gun trafficking and protect our communities from the dangers of gun violence. I thank our partners in this investigation for their diligent work to keep New Yorkers safe.”

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