St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's officials say over $150,000 in weapons has been seized from a Slidell home.
Investigators say they learned of the massive weapons cache after a man called them to report over $70,000 in weapons was stolen from his home. That prompted authorities to secure a search warrant for the home, which turned up some 50 additional weapons, ranging from semi-automatic pistols to a .50 caliber semi-automatic bolt action sniper rifle.
"When the deputies responded to take the burglarly report, they became suspicious at how he was reporting the crime," said St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain. "As they began to investigate, they noticed the obvious, like the .50 caliber machine gun."
In addition to finding the weapons, investigators also found pictures of two young children posing with the guns. Investigators say the children, ages 1 and 9, lived at the home.
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