2 people arrested, ghost guns and 3D printer parts seized in Darby, police say – NBC10 Philadelphia

A call of two men brandishing guns near the post office in Darby, Delaware County, led police Friday to dismantle an operation capable of creating illegal, untraceable ghost guns, officials said.

According to Darby police, officers discovered the operation after being called to the area of ​​the Darby Post Office along the 800 block of Main Street around 2:18 p.m. Friday after a witness said two men were brandishing guns. The area.

Officials said that shortly after that call, officers saw a subject matching the description of the individuals described by the witness enter a home along the 100 block of Summit Street.

Police surrounded that home, and nearby Penn Wood Middle School was closed for a time because the home was located directly across the street from the school, police officials said.

After some time, the occupants of the house – Shane Lannon, 21, and Miguel Anaglate, 20 – left the property and were arrested.

In a subsequent search of the home, investigators said they found the clothing worn by one of the men, described by a witness, as well as two loaded and usable polymer firearms.

These plastic guns are often called ghost guns and can be made from polymer using a home 3D printer and assembled without ever being given a serial number or legally registered.

In the house, officials said they also found weapon parts such as switches capable of making a gun capable of firing fully automatically, a duffel bag containing a polymer slide, molds for picture frames polymer, 3D printer – which are commonly used to make these polymer ghost guns and their parts, as well as the tools used to assemble these guns and other parts for the 3D printer.

Both men were charged.

In a statement on the arrests, Chief Joseph Gabe Jr. of the Darby Borough Police Department commended the officers involved in the arrest as they may have helped put an end to an operation that brought down illegal weapons on the streets.

“Removing these weapons from our streets, the subjects who possess them, and the equipment used to manufacture these weapons is a huge victory for our community and neighboring communities. We are committed to ensuring the safety of our residents,” he said.

An investigation into this incident is still ongoing and police said anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Darby Borough Police at 610-586-1100 or by emailing TSalvatore @darbyborough.com.