A former Visalia police officer has been charged with trafficking firearms.
Corey Harris, 34, has been indicted by a federal grand jury with conspiracy to traffic firearms and unlawful dealing and manufacturing of firearms without a license.
Driving the news: After serving in the Visalia Police Department, Harris became a peace officer with the California Department of Cannabis Control.
- He conspired with another person to traffic firearms from 2021 to 2023, including three firearms on three different occasions to a person who he knew to be a felon.
- The weapons he trafficked in those three instances were a stolen AK-style rifle, a Glock handgun and a privately manufactured machine gun, otherwise known as a ghost gun.
- Court documents state that Harris used his position as a police officer to obtain firearms that regular people were unable to purchase. He was in the business of selling firearms despite not having a federal firearms license.
What we’re watching: Harris faces a maximum of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if he is convicted of conspiracy to traffic firearms.
- If convicted of the unlawful dealing and manufacturing of firearms without a license charge, Harris faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
