Rochester Traffic Stop Leads to Seizure of Ghost Gun & Drugs

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Authorities seized a so-called "ghost gun" and suspected drugs during a traffic stop in Rochester Wednesday night. 

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That’s according to Rochester Police Department Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson. Police pulled over the vehicle around 11 p.m. 

The traffic stop occurred at the intersection of 8 ½ St. and 16th Ave. Southeast, the police report says. 

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While speaking with the driver, identified as 20-year-old Cesar Rivera Quevedo, officers spotted what the report describes as “live ammunition” on the car’s floor, police say. 

Police then conducted a search of the vehicle the Dodge Center man was driving and discovered a gun that did not have a serial number, additional ammunition and an unspecified amount of suspected Xanax pills, Grayson said. 

Jail records indicate  Quevedo was booked into the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center around 12:15 Thursday morning. 

Grayson says he could face charges of possession of a firearm without a serial number, possession of a firearm without a permit and controlled substance possession.

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