Brooklyn, NY – Four buildings were evacuated early this morning after police from the Brooklyn South Narcotics Squad executing a search warrant discovered a mortar shell, a Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle, four handguns and “numerous boxes” of ammunition with a small amount of marijuana inside an apartment at 2281 Ocean Parkway and Gravesend Neck Road.
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At the time of the discovery of all the miltery explosives, NYPD of the 61st Pct called for a level one mobilization, and had all the surrounding apartments evacuated as a precautionary measure.
The mortar shell was described as being “inert.” But police said they confiscated four .9-millimeter handguns from the property, as well as the AK-47 and the ammunition. [amNY]