One arrested after untraceable gun found in truck: Delta police
Posted November 30, 2022 4:34 pm.
Last Updated November 30, 2022 4:39 pm.
Delta police say officers found a “ghost gun,” an untraceable weapon, after pulling over a truck without lights.
The Delta Police Department (DPD) says the incident happened last Thursday when police pulled a vehicle over at 80 Ave. and Scott Road.
#NewsRelease– On Nov, 24 at 4:20 a.m., DPD arrested 32 year old, Baljit Singh Nijjar for possession of a firearm. Nijjar has been charged with 9 counts. He is known to police, and is believed to be connected to the BC gang conflict. Read full release here: https://t.co/zknWVeZIGD pic.twitter.com/44cMWqnmXx
— Delta Police Department (@deltapolice) November 30, 2022
Police say officers found two loaded guns, including a handgun “in plain view.”
DPD explains the “ghost gun” was made or partially made using “machining and/or 3D printing.”
The driver, 32-year-old Baljit Singh Nijjar, was arrested and is facing multiple charges, including unauthorized possession of a prohibited/restricted firearm, and possession of a prohibited/restricted firearm without a license, police say.
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Investigators say Nijjar is “believed to be connected to the current B.C. gang conflict.”
He will remain in custody until he is set to appear in court on Friday.
With files from Cole Schisler
