Mercer Island Man Tied to Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Prison

Mercer Island man tied to drug trafficking ring sentenced to prison

Local resident possessed a stockpile of firearms.

Mercer Island man with Glock switches, 3D-printed guns, drug arsenal sentenced to 6 years in prison

A Mercer Island man arrested with drugs and an arsenal of weapons — including illegal Glock “switches” and 3D-printed guns — was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison. Michael Janisch pleaded guilty in January to possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wash…

WA man sentenced to 6 years in prison after drugs, Glock switches, 3D-printed guns found in trafficking probe

Defense counsel argued Janisch had the firearms because he was a “collector,” but the judge said, “If he’s just a collector, why did he need the thousands of rounds of ammunition?”