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George Garulle of Beachwood and Dana Restiano of Whiting were arrested on Monday, Nov. 4, the Stafford Township Police Department said in a news release.
Investigators executed two search warrants at the Howard Johnson motel in Toms River and a home on Neptune Avenue in Beachwood. Garulle and Restaino were found with several illegal guns, including defaced guns, ghost guns, rifles, and shotguns.
Police also discovered the two had high-capacity magazines, an undisclosed amount of ammunition, methamphetamine, and "a substantial amount" of cash.
Restiano, 39, and Garulle, 55, were charged with four counts each of possession of a firearm without a serial number and unlawful possession of rifles/shotguns, two counts of possession of large-capacity magazines, and one count each of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a defaced firearm, and distribution an undetectable firearm.
Garulle was also charged with certain persons not to have a weapon. He and Restiano were brought to the Ocean County Jail to await a detention hearing.
Restiano wasn't listed on the jail's website but Garulle was on the roster as of Friday, Nov. 8.
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