A replica assault rifle, small arms, several rifle barrels, two tasers and a machete were among the arsenal seized from a Spanish factory discovered to be producing 3D-printed weapons, police said on Sunday.
Agents raided the illegal weapons workshop in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands and arrested the owner, who was charged with illegal possession of weapons and explosives.
The first such factory discovered in Spain also included working 3D printing equipment capable of producing gun barrels in just two minutes, Spain’s national police said in a statement.
There were also tutorials on terrorism, urban guerrilla warfare, and how to make explosives at home with a 3D printer, as well as white supremacist literature and a gun holster with the symbol of the German military during WWII.
A specialized team of dogs from the police’s TEDAX bombing division sniffed chemicals that could be used to make explosives, the statement said.
Police also found nine ammunition magazines, two silencers, two gun barrels, and a plastic mold to make triggers, sights, and other small weapon parts.
The operation took place on September 14 last year, but has remained secret by order of a judge, as often happens in Spain, until police were allowed to release details on Sunday.
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