Submachine Gun, Bullet Proof Vest Found During Atlantic Ave. Traffic Stop

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Police got more than they thought they would out of a routine traffic stop on Atlantic Avenue, authorities said.

NYPD officers found a bullet proof vest and four weapons, including a submachine gun, inside of a car they pulled over for illegally parking and driving with their lights off, police said.

When they pulled the car over, on Atlantic Avenue and Classon Avenue, the officers smelled "a strong odor of marijuana" and saw weed in the car, police said. They put the men under arrest and found the weapons stash after a further search, according to police.

The recovered weapons included a Ppringfield .45 caliber handgun, a Smith & Wesson .45 calliber handgun, a Ruger Prescott 9 millimeter handgun and a Sig-Sauer MPX 9 millimeter sub-machine gun, police said.

The men were charged with criminal possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of marijuana, police said.

You can see the recovered weapons in the photo above.

Image via NYPD