An Albuquerque resident has admitted to dealing firearms without a license. Court documents show that Anthony Lutz, 43, sold dozens of guns for profit between 2019 and 2023. Authorities began investigating Lutz after Mexican police recovered one of his rifles at a crime scene in 2022. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) linked him to eleven additional firearms found at crime scenes—six in Albuquerque and six in Mexico. Investigators also found evidence that Lutz had purchased about 82 firearms, including fifty of two specific AR-15 models.
Lutz acknowledged in his plea agreement that he built receivers into working firearms and sold them for profit through online platforms such as JasonsGuns.com.
He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawfully dealing in firearms. As part of the plea agreement, both parties agreed to recommend five years of probation and a $30,000 fine.
“Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Brendan Iber, Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, made the announcement today.”
“The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittany DuChaussee is prosecuting the case.”
“This effort is part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF). OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. For more information about Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, please visit Justice.gov/OCDETF.”
