State Police: Year-Long Investigation Leads to Arrest of 42-Year-old in Ghost Gun Manufacturing Case 

ALBANY — Multiple search warrants were simultaneously executed on Jan. 8 in the city of Albany relating to a ghost gun manufacturing case led by the Special Investigations Unit – Albany, Gun Trafficking Interdiction Unit (GTIU).

The year-long investigation led to the arrest of 42-year-old Demetrio Daga, of Albany. During the execution of the warrants, Daga was allegedly found to be in possession of a loaded 9mm ghost handgun as well as manufacturing ghost guns inside his residence using 3D printers and various gun parts.  

Two residences which Daga was using to manufacture the Personally Manufactured Firearms (PMF’s) contained the following items, according to state police:

Multiple 3D printers (one of which was actively printing a handgun lower receiver)

(13) handguns (ghost guns)

(22) AR-style assault rifles (ghost guns)

(18) serialized AR-style assault rifles

(2) pump style shotguns

Over (200) 3D-printed lower handgun receivers and rifle frames.

Additional items allegedly included: thousands of rounds of various ammunition, numerous high-capacity magazines in various calibers, miscellaneous gun parts and gun manufacturing devices, computers, documents, and other electronic devices associated with the manufacturing of PMF’s, and body armor.

DAGA was charged with one count of Criminal Possession of a Firearm in the first-degree, subsection 2, 10 or more firearms (B Felony) and one count of Criminal Possession of a Firearm in the second-degree subsection 3, Loaded Firearm (C Felony).  Daga was sent to the Albany County Jail without bail and police said the investigation is still ongoing, and additional charges are expected.