3 Montgomery County men arrested for manufacturing, trafficking ghost guns
Law enforcement first traced a shipment of silencer components from China to a home in Hatfield in May 2023.
File photo: ''Ghost guns'' are displayed at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department in San Francisco, Nov. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)
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Three men in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania have been charged with manufacturing ghost guns and silencers, and then selling them illegally.
The district attorney’s office identified the suspects as 32-year-old Tony Ho, 36-year-old Rithga Ngoy, both of Hatfield, and 32-year-old Michael Nguyen of Lansdale.
Law enforcement first traced a shipment of silencer components from China to Ho’s home in Hatfield in May 2023.
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They found parts at his home used to build a number of guns, including:
-Numerous AR-15 rifle parts
-Firearm sights ad firearm sight tools
-A Polymer 80 tool kit
-Weapon mounted lights
-A Glock pistol barrel
-A Sig Sauer 320P modular grip frame
-A 3D printer
-Assorted other firearms parts and ammunition.
Police also found photos of completed guns, and a photo that shows Ho firing an AR-15 style rifle, equipped with a silencer.
Ho is charged with Corrupt Organization, Conspiracy, Person Not to Possess a Firearm, Illegal Firearms Sales, Dealing in the Proceeds of Unlawful Activities, Materially False Statements, Statement Under Penalty, Criminal Use of a Communications Facility, Make/Repair/Sell Offensive Weapons and other firearms charges.
Ngoy is charged with Corrupt Organization, Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms Sales, Dealing in the Proceeds of Unlawful Activities, and Criminal Use of a Communications Facility and other firearms charges.
Nguyen is charged with Corrupt Organization, Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms Sales, Dealing in the Proceeds of Unlawful Activities, and Criminal Use of a Communications Facility and other firearms charges.
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