Norristown men face trial for gun trafficking

Several other men admit to roles in corrupt organization

NORRISTOWN » Three Norristown men, including one awaiting trial on homicide charges, face an August jury trial for their alleged roles in a Montgomery County gun trafficking network that relied on straw

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An Aug. 16 trial date has been set for Joshua M. Agudio Jr., 20, of the 500 block of East Marshall Street, and Edzon Castrejon, 23, and Mark Richard “Snacks” Castrejon, 21, each of the 800 block of West Lafayette Street, on charges of corrupt organizations, illegal sale or transfer of firearms, criminal use of a communication facility and conspiracy in connection with alleged incidents that occurred between

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Judge Thomas P. Rogers will preside over the jury trial that is expected to last about five days. Assistant District Attorney Kathleen McLaughlin is prosecuting the case.

Agudio also faces a separate trial in October on homicide-related charges in connection with his alleged involvement in a Sept. 18, 2021, shootout between several males in the 600 block

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Agudio remains in jail while awaiting court action on both of his cases.

During the gun trafficking investigation, Agudio and the Castrejon brothers were among six charged in May 2020 in connection with their various roles in

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