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ORLANDO, Fla. – A federal grand jury has indicted Ernesto Vazquez, 23, and Derick Yamir Perez Diaz, 22, both of Orlando, on charges related to a gun trafficking conspiracy. The indictment, unsealed Tuesday, alleges the pair conspired to traffic over 100 firearms, including machine guns, within the Middle District of Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. According to the indictment, Vazquez and Perez Diaz acquired firearms from various sources, including private sellers, licensed firearms dealers, and Chinese manufacturers. They conducted many of the illicit transactions in public p…

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