Illegal Gun Ring Broken Up, 2 Arrested: Gilroy Police

GILROY, CA — Two Gilroy men were arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal firearms, the police department reported Thursday.

Multiple search warrants were served in Gilroy for various firearm violations after detectives discovered illegal gun parts were ordered from out of the country and delivered to residences in Gilroy. The parts include small device “switches” that can easily be installed on a Glock handgun, thus converting the semi-automatic pistol to a fully automatic gun. When these are installed on a Glock, one trigger pull will fire all of the rounds in the magazine until the magazine is empty.

Abdulrahman Mohamad Abdulrahman, 24, was taken into custody from a residence on the 7200 block of Princeton Place for accusations of possession of a fully-automatic, short-barreled AR-15, several firearms with missing serial numbers, along with a fully automatic Glock switch.

Nathan Lewis, 25, was also apprehended on the 9200 block of Kern Avenue for allegedly possessing four fully-automatic Glock switches and a stolen handgun.

The Gilroy/Morgan Hill SWAT team was used to serve the warrants due to the high risk nature of these investigations. These investigations were conducted by the Gilroy Police Department's Anti-Crime Team and the Santa Clara County Specialized Enforcement Team.