A Santa Clara County Headquarters Patrol deputy spotted a white van tucked away in a remote stretch of unincorporated San Jose, and what looked at first like just an oddly parked vehicle turned into a much bigger discovery. Inside, deputies found a man along with a stash of illegal weapons, drugs and other dangerous items.
According to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
, deputies searching the van recovered a ghost gun, loaded high-capacity magazines, and a short-barrel rifle with an altered serial number. The search also turned up methamphetamine, drug-related items, and what were initially described as commercial-grade grenades. The Sheriff’s Office said the grenades were later determined to be smoke grenades, and the agency’s Bomb Squad responded to safely handle and secure them…