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# Police seize ghost gun during traffic stop, arrest driver
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/police-seize-ghost-gun-during-traffic-stop-arrest-driver/
- Published: 2026-10-09T19:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-09T19:34:59.000Z
- Author: Maaz Alin
- Tags: Crime, Sunset Park

**CRIME:** Santa Monica police seize ghost gun with large-capacity magazine during Ocean Park Boulevard traffic stop. (Courtesy of SMPD)

Police arrested a driver and seized an untraceable ghost gun fitted with a large-capacity magazine during a traffic stop in the 2800 block of Ocean Park Boulevard.

Officers stopped the vehicle after receiving reports of a man with a gun and safely detained the driver, according to police. A search turned up the firearm.

Police said ghost guns pose a significant threat to community safety because they bypass serial number tracking and background checks.

“Every illegal firearm off our streets is one less potential tragedy,” police said in a statement.

Police did not release the date of the stop, the driver’s name or any charges.

Edited by SMDP Staff