Police arrest suspect, confiscate ‘ghost gun’ various munitions

Police arrested a suspect on multiple felony charges and confiscated a weapon along with multiple munitions following a traffic stop near Downtown Long Beach, Wednesday. Mario Quinonez, a 24-year old resident of Long Beach, was booked on multiple charges including a probation violation and for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, police said. Officers also confiscated a ghost gun, police said, which often refers to firearms that are bought or assembled from pieces that cannot be traced, and are devoid of a serial number. Along with that firearm, officers recovered an AR-15 rifle upper receiver, multiple high-capacity magazines and ammunition. Earlier this week, #LBPD South DET officers recovered a ghost gun, AR-15 pistol upper receiver, multiple high capacity magazines, & ammunition. Proactive police work like this helps keep our Long Beach streets safe. The suspect was arrested on multiple felony charges. #LBPDSafety pic.twitter.com/KRWUm1khAw — Long Beach PD (CA) (@LBPD) October 10, 2020 Support our journalism. Hyperlocal news is an essential force in our democracy, but it costs money to keep an organization like this one alive, and we can’t rely on […]

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