UPDATE: March. 3, 2020

Law enforcement has arrested Clay Millhouse and Roxanne Reed.

Original Story

Wednesday U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced federal charges against 16 people for federal firearm and drug trafficking crimes.

The operation resulted in the seizure of 82 guns, marking the largest firearms seizure in a federal case in Alaska in memory, Schroder said. Approximately 7 lbs of methamphetamine and 300 grams of heroin were also seized.

Schroder says three of the accused remain at large:

- Clay Millhouse, 34, of Anchorage, is charged with conspiracy to possess and sell stolen firearms, possession of stolen firearms and being a felon in possession of firearms.

- Roxanne Reed, 37, of Anchorage, is charged with distribution of a controlled substance and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

- Marcus Jones, 48, of Anchorage, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The operation, named "Operation Cold Snap" was a joint effort the last several months between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, along with state and local law enforcement agencies.

"Firearms are a tool. They are a legal commodity and they are a tool. We know that 1/3 of these firearms were stolen and if citizens will take a stronger proactive measure to protect their tools, in this case, their firearms, recording serial numbers and documenting that information and keeping it in a safe place, the likelihood of being able to return more firearms from events like this will significantly increase," ATF Special Agent in Charge Darek Pleasants said. "This is not a federal government success. This is not an ATF success. This is an Alaska success, where we're going to be able to remove some violent narcotics traffickers from the community and hopefully return some property back to your fellow Alaskans."