MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man is in custody after allegedly purchasing machinegun conversion devices from China.

Keenan Cox, 35, is facing five felony charges for conspiring to possess a machine gun and another eight felony charges for possessing a machine gun.

According to court documents, authorities from multiple agencies, including Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations, became aware of Cox when multiple parcels were shipped to his name and address from a known machinegun conversion device shipper in China.

Machinegun conversation devices are designed to modify a firearm to fully automatic

The first two parcels, discovered May 23, contained a shell for bullet proof armor, 3-D print machine tools and five firearm trigger accessories. More parcels addressed

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