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Two men were arrested Sunday when police seized guns, drugs and more than 200 rounds of ammunition in searches of premises in Haiku, police said.
After the search warrants were executed at 6:51 a.m., police reported recovering a .22-caliber bolt-action rifle, two Mossberg 12-gauge pump-action shotguns, a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol, 2.71 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 12.61 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Police also reported seizing a 9 mm pistol magazine and seven calibers of firearm ammunition, including 109 rounds of .22-caliber ammunition, 50 rounds of 32 automatic ammunition, 22 rounds of 9 mm ammunition, 17 rounds of 20-gauge birdshot, 11 rounds of 12-gauge birdshot, nine rounds of 12-gauge buckshot and six rounds of 12-gauge slugs.
Kekoa Magliato, 29, of Haiku was charged with six counts of prohibited possession of a firearm, illegal transfer of a weapon, having an unregistered firearm, having a firearm with no serial number, not obtaining a permit to acquire a firearm and third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug.
His bail was set at $7,400 and he remained in police custody Monday, police said.
A 60-year-old Haiku man was released pending investigation of three counts of third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug, third-degree promotion of a detrimental drug, having a firearm with no serial number, having an unregistered firearm, illegal transfer of a weapon and not obtaining a permit to acquire a firearm.
The warrants were executed by officers from the Wailuku Patrol District and Special Response Team.