- Police arrest bikers and seize large stockpile of weapons including flamethrower
- Cops executed warrant against member of Pagan’s Outlaw Motorcycle Gang
- The bikers were discovered to have dozens of guns and armor piercing bullets
- The suspects were also charged with attempted possesion of destruction devices and 50 grams of marijuana
Members of the Pagan’s Outlaw Motorcycle Gang were arrested on Friday after police discovered an arsenal of weapons
Police say a known member of the Pagan’s Outlaw Motorcycle Gang had a homemade flamethrower in his New Jersey home.
Authorities said they executed a search warrant for a home located on the 100 block of Ford Road belonging to belonging to 49-year-old Anthony Corraro on Friday, according to NBC News.
The man was among three people arrested in connection with two weapons and ammunition caches that included thousands of rounds of ammunition, guns and bomb-making materials.
Officers said it was not clear what the gang members were planning to do with the arsenal, but noted that there has been recent tension with the Newark branch of the Hells Angels.
Among the cache of weapons seized during the event, police also discovered a flamethrower
Police say that its unclear why the bikers were in possession of the weapons, but noted recent tensions with the Newwark branch of the Hells Angels have flared
The investigation began Sept. 14 after the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office received a tip about the cache inside a Howell Township home.
Officials say a second, related raid in Freehold Township yielded a significant amount of explosive materials along with the homemade flamethrower.
The Pagan’s Outlaw motorcycle gang was classified as a criminal enterprise by the US Justice Department in 2015.
Corraro was charged on multiple counts, including attempted possession of explosives for an unlawful purpose and attempted possession of destructive devices for an unlawful purpose.
David Tash, 53, and Christopher Tash, 49, were also arrested as police executed the warrant.
They were charged for having armor piercing artillery and possession of a large capacity ammunition magazine. David Tash was also charged will possessing 50 grams of marijuana.
The investigation is ongoing.