A replica of an assault rifle, small arms, several barrels of weapons, two tasers and a machete were among the arsenal confiscated from a Spanish factory discovered to produce 3D printed weapons, police said Sunday.
Officers raided the illegal weapons workshop in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands of Spain and arrested the owner, who was accused of illegal possession of weapons and explosives.
The first factory of its kind to be discovered in Spain also contained functional 3D printing equipment that could produce barrels of weapons in just two minutes, Spain’s national police said in a statement.
There were also textbooks on terrorism, urban guerrilla warfare and how to make explosives at home using a 3D printer, as well as white supremacist literature and a pistol with a holster with the symbol of the German army during the Second World War. world.
A specialized team of dogs from the TEDAX bomb team of the police sniffed chemicals that could be used to produce explosives, the statement said.
Police also found nine ammunition depots, two silencers, two pieces for rifle barrels and a plastic mold to make triggers, targets and other parts of small arms.
The operation took place on September 14 last year, but remained secret by order of a judge, as is often the case in Spain, until police were allowed to release details on Sunday.
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