Long Island Man Nabbed With Drugs, Guns During Warrant Search, Police Say

A Long Island man was busted with guns, ammo, and drugs when sheriff's deputies served an "extreme risk" domestic violence order.

Robert Ludwig
Photo Credit: *Suffolk County Sheriff's Office*

Kathy Reakes

05/07/2022 7:00 a.m.

The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 4, in East Setauket, said the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office.

During the warrant service, deputies arrested Robert Ludwig, age 26, of East Setauket, the sheriff's office said.

While serving the order, deputies discovered multiple illegal weapons and drug paraphernalia. A search warrant was obtained and was served in collaboration with the domestic violence warrant, officials said.

The search warrant resulted in the seizure of:

Three 9 millimeter “ghost” handguns
41 high capacity magazines
Over 4,000 rounds of ammo
A firearm silencer
Amphetamines
Fentanyl
Marijuana
LSD
Psychedelic mushrooms
THC Edibles
Concentrated cannabis
Xanax
Suboxone
Two scales
More than $ 50,000 in cash

Ludwig was arrested and charged with:

Possession of a controlled substance
Three counts of possession of a controlled substance
Three counts of criminal possession of a weapon
Three counts of criminal possession of a firearm
Two counts of possession of a controlled substance
Two counts of criminally using drug paraphernalia
Criminal possession of a weapon
Criminal contempt

Additional charges pending.

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