Two Big Island men have been charged with felonies after an illegal weapon was offered for sale online.
Two Big Island men have been charged with felonies after an illegal weapon was offered for sale online.
Undercover police officers responded to an ad offering a firearm for sale and were informed by the seller that the weapon was a sawed-off shotgun. The undercover officers arranged for a meeting with the seller, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
On Thursday, the undercover officers met with two men in the Lakeland subdivision in Waimea, arrested them and recovered the illegal firearm.
Arrested on suspicion of weapons offenses were 23-year-old Ryne Wamil of Kawaihae and 21-year-old Austin Silva of Waimea. They were taken to the Hilo police cellblock while detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section continued the investigation.
Later Thursday, detectives charged Wamil with possession of a modified weapon, unloaded firearm and registration mandatory of a firearm. His bail was set at $14,500.
Silva was charged with promoting a dangerous drug and possessing drug paraphernalia after police found a glass smoking pipe on his person, according to a police department press release. His bail was set at $4,000. He was not charged on the weapons offenses pending further investigation.