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NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Three men in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania have been charged with manufacturing ghost guns and silencers, and then selling them illegally.
The district attorney’s office identified the suspects as 32-year-old Tony Ho, 36-year-old Rithga Ngoy, both of Hatfield, and 32-year-old Michael Nguyen of Lansdale.
Tony Ho, Rithga Ngoy and Michael Nguyen
Law enforcement first traced a shipment of silencer components from China to Ho’s home in Hatfield in May 2023.
They found parts at his home used to build a number of guns, including:
-Numerous AR-15 rifle parts
-Firearm sights ad firearm sight tools
-A Polymer80 tool kit
-Weapon mounted lights
-A Glock pistol barrel
-A Sig Sauer 320P modular grip frame
-A 3D printer
-Assorted other firearms parts and ammunition.
Police also found photos of completed guns, and a photo that shows Ho firing an AR-15 style rifle, equipped with a silencer.
Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office
“The true extent of his firearms manufacturing business-as well as the extent of the criminal activities those firearms were then used in-may never be known, especially since privately made firearms have no serial numbers,” District Attorney Kevin Steele said. “These ghost guns are a great danger to the safety of our communities.”
Ho is charged with Corrupt Organization, Conspiracy, Person Not to Possess a Firearm, Illegal Firearms Sales, Dealing in the Proceeds of Unlawful Activities, Materially False Statements, Statement Under Penalty, Criminal Use of a Communications Facility, Make/Repair/Sell Offensive Weapons and other firearms charges.
Ngoy is charged with Corrupt Organization, Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms Sales, Dealing in the Proceeds of Unlawful Activities, and Criminal Use of a Communications Facility and other firearms charges.
Nguyen is charged with Corrupt Organization, Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms Sales, Dealing in the Proceeds of Unlawful Activities, and Criminal Use of a Communications Facility and other firearms charges.
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