The San Diego County Sheriff's Department said they arrested a teenager in San Marcos Tuesday for making unserialized gun parts, commonly called "ghost" gun parts.
The Sheriff Department's Street Narcotics and Gang Team (SNGT) followed up on a tip, leading detectives to locate the 15-year-old. At his home, the team found evidence the boy was making ghost guns, according to SDSO.
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The evidence included a system for making guns and the parts, including a finished lower handgun assembly and ammunition, law enforcement said. Detectives seized the paraphernalia used to make the weapons, and the parts and ammunition.
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The juvenile, who was not identified because of his age, faces various firearm-related charges and was booked into Juvenile Hall.
