Ghost Gun Manufacturing 'Hub' Raided, Guns And Ammo Seized: NRPD

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A New Rochelle Police Department investigation led to a raid on an illegal weapons workshop, according to authorities.

The New Rochelle Police Department announced the raid as the successful conclusion of a monthslong investigation by their Special Investigations Unit and the Westchester County District Attorney investigators. During the probe, a Cooper Drive address was identified as a hub for the assembly and distribution of non-serialized firearms, or "ghost guns."

On July 8, police executed a search warrant at the Cooper Drive home, which led to the arrest of 56-year-old Rhandy Thor, who was present at the time of the raid.

In the search, detectives recovered a loaded 1911-style ghost gun .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol, a loaded Sig Sauer-style ghost gun 9mm semi-automatic pistol, two AR-15/AR-4 lower receivers with no serial numbers, two high-capacity pistol magazines, five ghost gun pistols in various stages of assembly, approximately 150 rounds of ammunition and gun parts used for firearm fabrication, according to NRPD.

"The operation underscores NRPD's commitment to combating illegal weapons trafficking and enhancing community safety," the department said in a statement announcing the operation.

Thor is charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon, felony criminal possession of a firearm, misdemeanor manufacture of weapons and misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance.