SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - The FBI and ATF carried out a raid Wednesday at the East County home of well-known San Diego County jeweler Leo Hamel.
The federal agencies executed search warrants at a mansion located in the Rancho Jamul Estates gated community sometime before 10 a.m.
KGUN9 learned that agents were searching the prominent jeweler’s home and San Diego-area businesses, including the main business in Mission Hills, for evidence related to a firearms trafficking investigation.
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Hamel, known to appear in TV commercials with his family to promote Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers & Jewelry Buyers , has been in business in San Diego since 1979.
Federal agents collecting evidence at 'Leo Hamel Fine Jewelry' in Old Town. Hamel is the subject of a weapons trafficking investigation. @10News . pic.twitter.com/ISabVo5Pbe
— Travis Rice (@10NewsTravis) February 13, 2019
