Crime & Safety
Loaded 'Ghost Gun' Confiscated At NYC High School: Reports
The gun — which was found in a student's backpack along with cash — is part of a citywide surge in untraceable weapons.
NEW YORK CITY — A Brooklyn student took a loaded "ghost gun" and $30,000 in cash into his high school, according to reports.
The untraceable weapon confiscated Wednesday — as first reported by the New York Daily News — is part of a recent citywide surge.
NYPD officers had confiscated 135 ghost guns as of October. They only recovered 19 such weapons in 2017.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio recently called them a "scourge" and praised law enforcement and legislative crackdowns.
"This is a huge problem," he said. "These are guns that people order from out-of-state. They can assemble them without serial numbers. They're not traceable. It's a huge problem."
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The latest ghost gun case unfolded in Urban Assembly School of Law and Justice in downtown Brooklyn, according to the Daily News.
A secretary spotted the gun in the book bag of a 17-year-old student who showed up late to school, the Daily News reported.
NYPD officers arrested the student, confiscated the gun and found $30,000 in cash inside his backpack, according to the report.
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