Authorities in Monterey County said they arrested a Salinas man and his teenage brother for allegedly manufacturing and possessing illegal firearms.

In a statement Tuesday , police announced the arrests of 21-year-old Juan Jimenez and his 16-year-old brother following an investigation brought on by the department's Violence Suppression Task Force.

The task force authored a search warrant on the home. After seeing a vehicle leave the home, police conducted a traffic stop.

During the traffic stop, officers said they found two privately made firearms, commonly known as "ghost guns", which consisted of a .40 caliber handgun and a 9mm handgun.

Police arrested the 16-year-old along with the driver of the vehicle, identified as 18-year-old Francisco Hernandez Alvarez.

Alvarez was booked int

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