STAMFORD — Stamford police arrested a city resident and seized multiple illegal firearms following a raid on a North Stamford home Tuesday morning.
According to the Stamford Police Department, the operation was conducted by the Narcotics & Organized Crime Unit, with assistance from the Special Response Team, K9 Unit, and Midnight Patrol Division.
Officers executed a search warrant at the residence as part of an ongoing firearm investigation.
During the search, police recovered a Glock “41” .45 caliber handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine containing 13 rounds, as well as a modification device known as a “switch” or “auto sear” that converted the handgun into a fully automatic weapon.
Investigators also located a Palmetto State Armory AR-15 rifle with a high-capacity magazine, containing 30 rounds of 6.8mm ammunition, as well as 33 additional rounds of .45 caliber ammunition.
Camouflage-colored body armor was also found at the scene.
Quinnel Gines, 35, was arrested and charged with two counts each of possession of an assault weapon, illegal transfer of a firearm, and illegal possession of a high-capacity magazine.
Gines also faces charges of possession of firearm enhancement and interfering with a search warrant.
He is being held on a $150,000 bond, with a 30 percent surety, and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 9.
Police said the investigation remains ongoing.
