Three Men Charged with Firearms Smuggling After New York State Police Stop Vehicle Containing 89 Guns

Com reported. The suspects, Malik Bromfield, Faizan Ali and Kamal Salman, were arrested on May 7, 2026, by New York State Police.

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. The three suspects were each charged with one count of smuggling from the United States, one count of transporting stolen firearms in interstate commerce, one count of unlawful possession of firearms and one count of unlicensed dealing in firearms.

Troopers stopped the vehicle, a white Ford Explorer with North Carolina tags rented via Enterprise, on New York State Route 90 in Liberty, New York.

Liberty is over 84 miles northwest of New York City. The stop was initiated after the car failed to maintain its lane and switched lanes unsafely. Malik Bromfield, a 22-year-old Canadian national, was the driver.

U.S. on May 6, 2026. He initially told a trooper he was driving from New York City to Syracuse, New York, to visit family. , Canada and Jordan, told a second trooper they were driving from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Fort Lauderdale is about 24 miles north of Miami. U.S. on his Canadian passport on February 8, 2026. Bromfield then changed his story to match the one given by Ali and Salman.

U.S. Interstate 95 in Jupiter, Florida, prior to the stop. Bromfield declined to let the first troopers search the car.

A police dog alerted to the presence of narcotics in the car, prompting troopers to search the vehicle. They found multiple pieces of luggage alleged to contain guns and rifles on the floor of the back seat. Troopers found about $3,000 in the glove box.