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Massive weapons cache seized from home in upscale Los Angeles neighborhood

Weapons cache seized from Los Angeles home
More than 1,000 weapons seized from Los Angeles home 00:33

A massive collection of more than 1,000 firearms were seized from a home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood on Wednesday. Aerial images showed a large variety of weapons poured across the home's driveway in Holmby Hills, CBS Los Angeles reported.

Girard Damien Saenz, 56, was arrested on suspicion of possessing, selling and manufacturing assault weapons, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Law enforcement officers served a warrant around 4 a.m. at the home on the 100 block of North Beverly Glen Boulevard near Sunset Boulevard. They discovered a cache of guns, which included rifles and other long guns.

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Image shows huge collection of weapons collected from a Los Angeles home Wed., May 7, 2019. CBS Los Angeles

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is conducting a joint investigation with LAPD. ATF spokesperson Ginger Colbrun said authorities have "no reason to believe the public is in any danger."

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