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A Delaware County man is under arrest after police stopped him and allegedly found drugs and guns on his person.
Zachary Sanders, 27, of Boothwyn, was charged with a number of felonies and misdemeanors after police stopped him on Radcliffe Street in Bristol Borough for going the wrong way and almost hitting the officer’s car.
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According to police paperwork, Sanders was moving around in the car when the officer approached and initially refused to comply with the officer’s directions last Wednesday night. When he did, the officer noted the smell of marijuana wafting from the car.
When Sanders exited the vehicle, police found a silver and black nine millimeter handgun. They also found a 12-gauge pistol gripped sawed-off shotgun with the serial numbers filed off, police said.
Sanders is being charged with being in possession of a firearm with the serial number altered, being in possession of a prohibited firearm, carrying firearms not to be carried without a license, being in possession of controlled substances and drug paraphernalia, possession of weapons of mass destruction and summaries regarding driving the wrong way. Sanders’ bail was set at 10 percent of $100,000 and he was remanded to Bucks County prison.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
