Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, say they just made five arrests tied to the illegal flow of firearms between Vermont and Massachusetts.

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SPRINGFIELD — City police and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made a dent in the Springfield-Vermont drug and gun pipeline after a joint investigation, law enforcement officials say.

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A collaborative effort between local and federal law enforcement agencies has resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of illegal firearms and drugs in an operation aimed at dismantling a gun trafficking pipeline from Vermont to Springfield.

On December 17, local, state, and federal agents arrested 25-year-old Joseph Llano of Springfield inside an apartment on the 100 block of Belmont Avenue, 24-year-old Justin Llano of Springfield on the 100 block of Davenport Street, and 30-year-old Jose Cotto of South Hadley on the 0-100 block of Bridge Street in South Hadley.

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