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Ghost Gun Manufacturer, Trafficker Arrested In MontCo: Authorities (PHOTOS) Ghost Gun Manufacturer, Trafficker Arrested In MontCo: Authorities (PHOTOS)
Ghost Gun Manufacturer, Trafficker Arrested In MontCo: Authorities (Photos) A ghost gun manufacturer and trafficker based in Montgomery County was arrested, according to authorities. Tahmeir Wilson, 24, of Upper Pottsgrove, is facing charges after police found two fully completed ghost guns and multiple gun parts in his home, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said in a Wednesday, Nov. 20 news release. Investigators also found three drum magazines, multiple other magazines, numerous personally manufactured firearm lower pieces, and tools needed to privately manufacture firearms, the news release states. Wilson had established "a highly sophisticated,…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Gun Trafficking Group Operated In Pottstown, Boyertown: Prosecutors Gun Trafficking Group Operated In Pottstown, Boyertown: Prosecutors
Gun Trafficking Group Operated In Pottstown, Boyertown: Prosecutors Nine members of a suspected gun trafficking organization are in police custody, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in a release on Tuesday, July 30.  The group, which operated out of its alleged members' homes and storage units in Pottstown and Boyertown, "specialized in the acquisition and distribution of illegal firearms," prosecutors said.  The investigation began in February, when suspected member James Hiller showed up at Pottstown Hospital with a stab wound, according to authorities. He told investigators he was stabbed in an argument over mariju…

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by Mac Bullock