United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on Jan. 3, 2020, Jal Chuar, 24, of Omaha, was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for distributing marijuana and 60 months’ imprisonment consecutive for possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking offense by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. There is no parole in the federal system. He will also serve five years of supervised release following his release from prison.
On Nov. 27, 2018, a confidential informant made a controlled buy of 83 grams of marijuana and a Taurus 9mm handgun during a single transaction with Chuar, a known Trip Set gang member. The handgun was not registered to Chuar and the transaction was captured with audio-visual devices.
This case was part of a Project Safe Neighborhood initiative and investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Omaha Police Department as part of a larger operation to make controlled purchases of firearms, specifically targeting members of the Trip Set and African Pride gangs.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
