Fake debit cards, guns found during search warrants in Stockbridge neighborhood
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Last week, police in Stockbridge and postal inspectors conducted search warrants on Mechanic Street.
During the search, authorities said they found the following:
Six guns, including one illegally converted into a fully automatic machine gun;
Dozens of fake debit cards linked to financial crimes;
Drug paraphernalia connected to illegal drug activity;
More than $3,400 in cash acquired through fraud;
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Police said the operation didn't stop in the city limits of Stockbridge.
'Multiple arrests were made simultaneously in surrounding states, striking a major blow to a criminal operation,' Stockbridge police said.
Details about arrests were not released.
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