Suffolk County Police have arrested a Central Islip man for possession of loaded weapons after a search warrant was executed at his Central Islip home.
Following an investigation, Third Squad Special Operations Team detectives, assisted by detectives from the Criminal Intelligence Section and the District Attorney Section and officers from the Emergency Service Section and Third Precinct, executed a search warrant at 19 Tamarack Street.
Two loaded handguns, a 9mm and a 40 caliber, were seized. Both weapons were Polymer80, commonly known as ghost guns, because they are built from a kit, and lack serial numbers or traceable features. Additionally, detectives seized a kit to manufacture ghost guns and a homemade apparatus apparently used to test fire weapons.
Samuel Schindler, 34, of 19 Tamarack St., was arrested and charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Firearm, a felony and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree, a felony. He was held at the Third Precinct for arraignment at First District Court.
The investigation is continuing.
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