Man known as ‘El Biggie’ illegally sold more than $10K worth of guns in N.J., feds say

The FBI has arrested a Maryland man who allegedly brought guns into New Jersey and sold them to FBI informants for more than $10,000.

Luiz Vargas, 25, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was charged in July with trafficking firearms, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey said in a statement on Friday. Vargas, who also goes by the nickname of ”El Biggie,“ made his first court appearance on Aug. 11 and has since been held in federal custody.

FBI agents started investigating him in January when they suspected that he was transporting guns into New Jersey to sell. Agents then directed informants to make controlled purchases, buying a total of eight guns from Vargas, federal authorities said.

The weapons, which included six handguns and two semiautomatic rifles, were bought for a comb