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Springfield officers executed three search warrants on Tuesday, April 18, just before 3 p.m. at “The Smoking Pot” on Bridge Street, an apartment at the Overland Lofts in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, and an apartment in the 0-100 block of Lombard Street, officials said.
Investigators chose these areas after noticing an uptick in shots fired reports over the past several weeks, Springfield police said.
Detectives found four illegal guns, three large-capacity firearms, several high-capacity magazines, an unfinished ghost, more than 5,600 bags of heroin, more than 450 grams of cocaine, 110+ grams of crack, 600 grams of marijuana, and $28,7000 in cash, police said.
Here is a breakdown of what was found at each location.
An apartment at the Overland Lofts on Chestnut Street
- Tan Maxim Defense AR Pistol with optic loaded with 19 rounds of ammunition
- Taurus Millennium G2 Firearm with a 12-round magazine
- Black Glock Semi-Automatic Firearm loaded with 11 rounds of ammunition in a 12-round magazine
- 30-round magazine loaded with 13 rounds of Ammunition
- 17 Round Magazine
- Glock Firearm Parts
- Ghost Gun Parts
- 113 Half Packs of Heroin, which equates to about 5650 bags of Heroin
- 114 Grams of Crack-Cocaine
- 453 Grams of Powder Cocaine
- $28,023 in cash
- 490 Grams of Marijuana in addition to 101 additional bags of marijuana
- Five Hallucinogenic mushroom bars
The Smoking Pot on Bridge Street
- Marijuana Wax
- Pre-rolled Marijuana Joints/Cigarettes
- Three small containers and one large container of Marijuana
- Three Display Containers of Marijuana
- $274 in cash
An apartment on Lombard Street
- Smith & Wesson M&P Shield .380 Caliber firearm with a nine-round magazine loaded with nine rounds of ammunition
- Tactical Vest
- 202 Grams of Marijuana
- $454
Police did not say if anyone was arrested.
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