Traffic Stop Leads to Weapons Cache, Troopers Say

A traffic stop led troopers to a cache of weapons, including a AR 15, high capacity magazines and a dagger, officials say. 

Andrew Kuklis, 41, of Patchogue, was charged with several counts of criminal possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of marijuana, state police said. 

When troopers stopped Kuklis in his 2006 Subaru in Islip on Friday, they say they discovered marijuana, a loaded .45-caliber handgun, a dagger, and several high-capacity magazines. 

They later searched his home and said they found the following: a Smith and Wesson .38-caliber revolver, a Sig Sauer .45-caliber handgun, a PWS model MK1 AR 15, high capacity magazines, and a lot of ammunition. 

It wasn't clear if Kuklis had an attorney to speak on his behalf. 

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