Aumsville man arrested after home search finds 30+ guns, suspected fentanyl
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Aumsville man was arrested after police searched his home and found more than 30 guns and what they believed to be fentanyl, officials announced Wednesday.
According to Salem police, a search warrant was executed at the home of Joseph Wallace Blades, 42, early Tuesday morning with the assistance of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team.
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At the home, officials said they discovered 250 M30 pills, which they suspect to be fentanyl, as well as 36 guns of different types — including rifles, shotguns and handguns.
The house also had body armor, ammunition and a stolen vehicle, authorities said.
Blades was taken to jail and faces charges including felon in possession of a weapon, prohibited possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen vehicle and felon in possession of body armor.
The case is still under investigation.
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