When you hit something, it blows up': He stayed in an Oakland houseboat and sold guns from the marina, feds say

"While Horowitz is set to go before a judge for a detention hearing on Thursday, Akopov and Kazakevich have already been released from custody, despite efforts by prosecutors to first have them jailed, then to overturn a judge's initial decision to free them. Akopov is charged with being involved with both firearms and methamphetamine trafficking. Prosecutors allege he did this through his connections to both Horowitz an alleged methamphetamine dealer who lived in San Francisco and Kazakevich, an alleged gun trafficker with a houseboat at the Oakland marina."

"Kazakevich, meanwhile, allegedly met with undercover ATF and DEA agents at Akopov's behest, bringing him onto his boat and later to a nearby laundry room for gun deals, prosecutors say. During one meeting, Kazakevich reportedly bragged about his ability to make or acquire bullets for nearly every occasion."

Three men — Aleksandr Akopov, Jacob Horowitz, and Vadim Kazakevich — face federal charges tied to an undercover ATF and DEA probe in Oakland and San Francisco. Horowitz is accused of selling methamphetamine; DEA agents seized nine pounds of meth during a Sept. 15 raid on his San Francisco home. Akopov is charged with involvement in both firearms and meth trafficking through connections to Horowitz and Kazakevich. Kazakevich allegedly trafficked guns from his Oakland marina houseboat, met undercover agents for handover locations, and boasted about crafting specialized bullets, including rubberized, mercury, and armor-piercing types. Detention and release disputes have occurred in the cases.

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