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CONYNGHAM TWP. — A woman from Bucks County was arraigned Tuesday on allegations she persuaded another person to purchase firearms from a licensed firearms dealer in Wapwallopen intending to send the weapons to North Philadelphia.
Camryn Smallwood-Darroyo, 20, of Southampton, was busted after six firearms and ammunition were placed in the rear of her vehicle in the parking lot of the firearms dealer on Moyers Grove Road, according to court records.
Agents with the state Office of Attorney General and Luzerne County detectives set up the sting against Smallwood-Darroyo after learning information that she was convincing others to purchase guns for her, court records say.
Smallwood-Darroyo was arraigned by District Judge James Haggerty of Kingston on 12 counts each of unsworn falsification to authorities and tampering with public records and six counts each of sale or transfer of firearms and criminal use of communication facility. She was jailed at the county correctional facility for lack of $100,000 bail.
According to the criminal complaint:
Investigators with the Attorney General’s and District Attorney offices’ learned Monday that Smallwood-Darroyo was soliciting several people wanting them to purchase multiple firearms.
Smallwood-Darroyo then wanted the firearms given to her without completing the proper background checks and required sale and transfer forms. f
Investigators allege Smallwood-Darroyo communicated with the buyer through text messages stating she was transferring money to a cash app. Pictures of firearms were sent to Smallwood-Darroyo, who was outside the firearms dealer.
The buyer exited the gun store to meet Smallwood-Darroyo who gave the buyer $1,700 cash in addition to funds transferred to a cash app.
Smallwood-Darroyo allegedly instructed the buyer on specific firearms to purchase along with two boxes of 9mm ammunition and high capacity 9mm magazines.
Investigators in the complaint says Smallwood-Darroyo ended up transferring $3,554.43 to the cash app to purchase six 9mm handguns.
Smallwood-Darroyo was arrested when the six handguns and ammunition were placed in the rear of her vehicle.
During an interview with investigators, Smallwood-Darroyo claimed the guns were going to several people in North Philadelphia, the complaint says.