Flushing Man Arrested After Ghost Gun Bust In Parent's Basement: DA

QUEENS — A 30-year-old man was arrested this week after police found a slew of assembled, untraceable firearms in his parent's basement in Flushing, prosecutors said.

Zhili Song was arrested on several gun-related charges after officers found about nine fully-assembled firearms, including unserialized ghost guns, ammunition, and a 3D printer on Tuesday, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

Song, who does not hold a license to possess or own firearms in New York City, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted, Katz said.

The NYPD found three fully-assembled ghost guns, two AR-15 assault rifles, and several other firearms along with several rounds of ammunition, a silencer, a 3-D printer, and tools to assemble the ghost guns, the district attorney said.

Officers also found accessories that enable more precise shooting, including lights to illuminate targets in the dark, prosecutors said.

The bust is part of nearly a dozen investigations looking into ghost guns in the borough led by the Crime Strategies and Intelligence Unit, Katz said. So far, the unit has found 241 firearms and 111,000 rounds of ammunition, the district attorney said.