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Boston police seize weapons from Roslindale home

Posted: 10/04/12 at 10:40 pm
Tags: Roslindale   weapons   ammo   Boston Police  

BOSTON (WHDH) -- Boston Police say they found everything from automatic weapons to a grenade launcher inside a Roslindale home Thursday.

Investigators say they took seven high-powered weapons -- including a pair of assault rifles.

Sources 7News Thursday’s weapons bust is one of the biggest gun seizures in recent history for the city.

The list of seized weapons include: two assault rifles, a tech 9 machine gun, a .357 magnum, a .44 magnum revolver, numerous explosives for a grenade launcher, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammo, including armor piercing rounds.

Workers told 7News they saw weapons getting hauled out of the home.

Police say they executed a search warrant on the home Thursday afternoon.

It has not been confirmed if any arrested were made, or what led police to the weapons.

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