Ghost guns recovered in seizure at illegal cannabis dispensary, Fresno police say

Fresno police seized two “ghost guns” and more firearms in after serving warrants at an illegal cannabis dispensary.

Two search warrants were served on Wednesday after police received a Crime Stoppers tip alleging gang members were selling illegal firearms from an illegal cannabis dispensary business.

Police uncovered six firearms from the business, two rifles with high-capacity magazines, two ghost handguns with high-capacity magazines and two handguns that had been reported stolen. Officers also recovered a large supply of cannabis-based products being illegally sold at the business.

So-called ghost guns are untraceable firearms made from build-it-yourself kits that are increasingly being used in violent crimes.

A 38-year-old gang member was identified as the owner of the business. He was found to be a person prohibited from possessing firearms. The owners was not found at the business during the service of the search warrants, but a warrant for his arrest will be issued in the very near future, according to police.

Another man, 36, believed to be a gang member was was taken into custody during the service of the search warrant and was booked into the Fresno County.

Neither of the men was identified by police.