San Jose: Two arrested on suspicion of making illegal guns

Police on Wednesday seized two assault rifles, weapons parts and thousands of rounds of ammunition.

SAN JOSE — Two men have been arrested on suspicion of manufacturing illegal guns in San Jose, police said Friday.

The arrests followed an investigation by the San Jose Police Department’s Special Operations Metro Unit, Officer Tanya Hernandez said in a news release. The probe centered on a residence in the area of River Ash Court and Stone Canyon Drive.

Officers served a search warrant at the home on Wednesday. Hernandez said they seized a pair of assault rifles, three assault rifle lower receivers, assault rifle and gun manufacturing parts, a privately manufactured firearm and an unregistered gun.

Numerous extended magazines, along with tools and documents consistent with firearms manufacturing, were also found at the residence, according to Hernandez.

The suspects — identified as a 29-year-old man and a 38-year-old man, both of San Jose — were arrested at the residence.

Officers discovered one of the suspects had a storage locker on Montecito Vista Drive.

Hernandez said a search of the storage locker yielded half a dozen assault rifle lower receivers, numerous assault rifle extended magazines, thousands of rounds of ammunition and various assault rifle manufacturing tools.

The suspects were booked into Santa Clara County jail on charges including conspiracy to manufacture assault weapons for sale.

Anyone with information related to the case or similar cases can contact Officer Daniel Kaufman at 4726@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4044. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 (STOP) or www.siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.