<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2j9C9U_0wBUyPEz00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2j9C9U_0wBUyPEz00" width="1200" height="628" ></figure>SPRINGFIELD — A routine traffic stop led to the seizure of a loaded ghost gun, drugs, and cash on Wednesday afternoon, Springfield Police Department reported.Officers from Squad “C”, Traffic and C3 Units, stopped a vehicle on School Street around 5:30 p.m. for a vehicle inspection violation.During the stop, police noticed a 17-year-old male passenger with what appeared to be a firearm in his jacket pocket.The officers retrieved the weapon, which was loaded with 16 rounds and identified as a ghost gun—a firearm without a serial number.Upon searching the teenager’s backpack, officers found 26 additional rounds of ammunition, multiple bags of marijuana, crack-cocaine, a scale, and over $1,300.Further inspection of the vehicle revealed more cash and packaged marijuana.The driver, 19-year-old Carlos Ocasio, and another passenger, 19-year-old Johanna Garcia, both from Springfield, were arrested at the scene.Ocasio is facing charges including conspiracy to violate drug law, possession with intent to distribute a Class B and a Class D drug, possession of ammunition without an FID card, and a violation of probation warrant from Hampden Superior Court.Garcia is charged with conspiracy to violate drug law and possession with intent to distribute a Class D drug.Authorities have withheld the identity and charges of the 17-year-old due to juvenile privacy laws.The investigation continues as Springfield Police address the growing concern of untraceable firearms and drug distribution within the community.</div></body>

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Springfield police seize ghost gun, drugs in traffic stop

SPRINGFIELD — A routine traffic stop led to the seizure of a loaded ghost gun, drugs, and cash on Wednesday afternoon, Springfield Police Department reported. Officers from Squad “C”, Traffic and C3 Units, stopped a vehicle on School Street around 5:30 p.m. for a vehicle inspection violation.