ROANOKE, VA. — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Virginia, Western), published as received.
ROANOKE, Va. – A citizen of Honduras, living illegally in Roanoke, pled guilty yesterday to selling ten firearms, including a short-barrel shotgun, to an undercover source working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Alcides Castro-Martinez, 42, pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Roanoke to one count of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.
According to court documents, between February 2025 and August 2025, ATF utilized a confidential source to conduct seven separate controlled purchases involving a total of ten firearms from Castro-Martinez. On each occasion, Castro-Martinez personally delivered the firearms to the confidential source.
Acting United States Attorney Robert N. Tracci and Anthony A. Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made the announcement made the announcement
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Parrella and Special Assistant United States Attorney Juan Vega, an Assistant Attorney General with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office are prosecuting the case.
