Authorities in the East Bay have arrested a San Joaquin County man on suspicion of weapons violations after his employer allegedly found so-called "ghost guns" in his work vehicle.

According to a statement from Pinole Police on Thursday, the employer had been performing a spot check at a jobsite on the 1400 block of Fitzgerald Drive, near Interstate 80. Police said the company had learned that the worker was a convicted felon who had a rifle in a company vehicle.

Officers were called to the scene and the worker was detained. Police said a search of the company vehicle yielded a rifle, pistol and matching ammunition.

Items, including suspected "ghost guns" and ammuntion, that police said were seized from a work van in Pinole. Pinole Police Department

According to police, both guns we

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