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Bazooka Shell Found Amid Cache of Guns, Drugs and Cash in Harlem, NYPD Says

By Dartunorro Clark | March 31, 2017 11:34am | Updated on April 3, 2017 8:51am
 Police arrested two men after finding a cache of firearms, drugs and cash, the NYPD said. 
Police arrested two men after finding a cache of firearms, drugs and cash, the NYPD said. 
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EAST HARLEM — A bazooka shell was discovered amid a cache of drugs, guns and money during a police raid at an East 120th Street apartment, the NYPD said. 

On Wednesday, officers from Public Service Area 5’s anti-crime unit executed a search warrant at 410 E. 120th St. around 3:45 p.m., finding the shell, two pistols, two loaded revolvers, a shotgun, two rifles, four fake pistols, ammunition, knives and a bulletproof vest, police said. 

The officers also found bags of heroin and cocaine, as well as assorted pills and a small amount of marijuana, in addition to $44,000 in cash, the NYPD said.

Paul Durstenberg, 53, and William Vasquez, 55, who both lived at the address, were arrested and charged with multiple counts of gun and drug possession, police said.

Lawyers for the men could not be reached for comment.