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8 Albany residents face gun charges
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ALBANY Eight Albany residents, all under the age of 30, were arrested for having handguns and marijuana in two separate instances this week, Albany police said.
Both groups were arrested after detectives obtained search warrants and searched two homes in the investigations.
The four arrested on Tuesday were at the 200th block of Livingston Avenue. During the search, detectives recovered six handguns and 404 grams of marijuana. The four were arraigned and released after posting bail, police said.
The four arrested on Thursday were located on the 100th block of Philip Street. Detectives found a loaded handgun, loaded magazines, a loaded large-capacity ammunition feeding device, and five and a half pounds of marijuana. They were arraigned and sent to the Albany County Jail.