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30 Guns, Including Assault Weapons, Seized In Raid Of Thousand Oaks Home; Man Arrested

THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA) – A Thousand Oaks man was arrested Monday after authorities raided his home and found 30 guns, including several illegal assault weapons and high-capacity magazines capable of holding over 50 rounds of ammunition.

30 Guns, Including Assault Weapons, Seized In Raid Of Thousand Oaks Home, Man Arrested
30 guns which were seized from a raid on a Thousand Oaks, Calif., home on May 11, 2020. (Thousand Oaks Police Department)

Joshua Joffred, 34, was taken into custody after a month-long multi-agency investigation that began when he applied for a concealed weapons permit, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office reported Wednesday.

Detectives discovered that Joffred owned several weapons while he was also addicted to an opiate-based narcotic.

After obtaining search warrants, deputies pulled Joffred over near his Newbury Park home at around 1:30 p.m. Monday, where they found a loaded handgun concealed in the center console, the sheriff's office said.

They then raided his home, where they seized 30 guns, including semiautomatic centerfire rifles, AK-47 variant assault rifles, semiautomatic pistols, a semiautomatic shotgun and several handguns. They also found high-capacity drum-style magazines that hold over 50 rounds off ammo.

Many of Joffred's firearms violated California's assault weapons ban, authorities said.

Joshua Joffred
Joshua Joffred was arrested after 30 guns were seized in a raid on his Thousand Oaks, Calif., home on May 11, 2020. (Thousand Oaks Police Department)

All the assault weapons contained modifications, including muzzle breaks, fore grips, second-hand grips, detachable magazines, collapsible stocks, pistols grips and fixed magazines that can hold over 10 rounds of ammo, all of which also violate California's assault weapons ban, the sheriff's office said.

Joffred was arrested on multiple charges, including carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, possession of numerous assault weapons, manufacturing assault weapons, possession of numerous large capacity weapons, violation of the 30-day handgun limit, possession of a semiautomatic shotgun and being an addict in possession of firearms.

He was booked and released after posting bail.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted in the case.

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