Replies(2) "Untraceable firearms, referred to as ‘ghost guns,’ have become the weapon of choice for individuals involved in drug dealing and other criminal activity," said Cranston Police Chief Michael Winquist. (Shutterstock) PROVIDENCE, RI — A Cranston man was sentenced to four years in prison under the state's new law banning untraceable "ghost guns." Maliek Smith, 24, was also convicted of possessing Oxycodone with intent to distribute. Smith pleaded no contest to one count each of possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a pistol without a license, Attorney General Peter Neronha's office said. The gun did not have a serial number, making it untraceable, according to Neronha's office.