San Diego felon suspected of making ghost guns, selling drugs

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego felon suspected of constructing a number of firearms and promoting narcotics in El Cajon and all through East County was arrested Thursday, in line with authorities.

Tristan Tomlin, 26, was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of producing firearms, possession of a hid firearm in a public place, possession of methamphetamine on the market, possession of fentanyl on the market and felon in possession of a firearm, El Cajon police said in a press launch. Tomlin, who’s a convicted felon with prior convictions for identification theft and evading police, is being held on $500,000 bail.

El Cajon Police Particular Investigations Unit and the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Activity Power have been capable of find and detain Tomlin round 3:30 p.m. within the 6300 block of Rancho Mission Street within the Grantville space after discovering a loaded ghost gun he had hid in his waist band and three ounces of crystal methamphetamine in his automobile, authorities stated.

Over three kilos of fentanyl, 2,200 narcotics drugs, 4 further ghost weapons to incorporate a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle, high-capacity magazines, a bullet proof vest, a machine used to fabricate firearms and $30,000 in money have been discovered inside his residence, in line with police.