A Sylmar man was arrested for allegedly selling assault weapons and ghost guns to Ventura County residents.
Sylmar resident Adan Bernardino, 27, was arrested Wednesday after local and federal law enforcement served a search warrant at his home in the 12000 block of Buckeye Avenue in Los Angeles, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
At that home, “detectives located a privately manufactured short-barreled rifle bearing no serial number, a Micro-Draco pistol which was an assault weapon, and two additional firearms which were not registered to Bernardino,” the release said. “Additionally, detectives also located numerous cases of ammunition and high-capacity magazines.”
Bernardino’s criminal record prohibits him from possessing guns or ammunition.
He faces numerous charges:
- Offer for sale of an assault weapon
- Possessing a short-barreled rifle
- Possession of an assault weapon
- Felon in possession of a firearm
- Felon in possession of ammunition
- Unlawful firearms transfers
- Criminal conspiracy
Bernardino has since been freed on $100,000 bond. He is due to appear in Ventura County Superior Court on July 10.
Anyone with information about illegal firearms is asked to contact the Gun Violence Reduction Program at GVRP@ventura.org.
