Illegal firearms found near Van Duzen River Bar

On March 13, 2018, at about 9:30 a.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to Old State Hwy 36 in Alton for the report of found property.

The resident who found the property told the deputy that he was walking along the Van Duzen River Bar, south of Old State Highway 36, when he discovered two cases containing five illegal, loaded assault rifles, ammunition and several high-capacity magazines.

Deputies collected the property and found that nearly all of the firearms were lacking a manufacturer’s serial number.