A San Antonio man was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for trafficking firearms, according to a Department of Justice news release.

Joel Martinez, 26, was identified by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as a frequent seller of stolen firearms in multiple online chat groups, court documents state.

His interactions with authorities began in January 2024, when he posted two pistols for sale and arranged to meet a buyer, an undercover ATF agent, in San Antonio.

Martinez told the undercover agent he didn’t own a car, but he told the buyer his mother would drive to the meeting. According to investigators, Martinez’s mother, Margarita Hernandez Martinez, is also listed as a co-defendant.

In February, the same undercover agent arranged to buy a .308

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