Police seize ghost gun, ammo in Suffolk Street raid in Springfield
Mar 21, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The gang unit for the Massachusetts State Police along with the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit arrested two suspects during a search in a Suffolk Street home.
In a news release from the Springfield Police Department, at around 6 a.m. on Thursday, law en
forcement searched the home of 18-year-old Allens Batista-Quesada at the 0-100 block of Suffolk Street. They have been investigating Batista-Quesada for the illegal possession of a firearm.
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When officers entered, they found two people, Batista-Quesada and 20-year-old Brenliam Rivera of Springfield, who were detained while searching the home. A 9mm ghost gun, an extended magazine capable of holding 31 rounds of ammunition, and nine rounds of additional ammunition were seized. Both Batista-Quesada and Rivera were arrested.
Allens Batista-Quesada is charged with the following:
Possession of a Firearm without an FID Card
Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm
Possession of a High-Capacity Magazine/Feeding Device
Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm
Possession of a Convert/Undetectable Firearm
Arrest Warrant
Arrest Warrant
Brenliam Rivera is charged with the following:
Possession of a Firearm without an FID Card
Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm
Possession of a High-Capacity Magazine/Feeding Device
Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm
Possession of a Convert/Undetectable Firearm
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