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Convicted felon's weapons stash found

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    Police find guns, drugs in Texas

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Caldwell county sheriff Daniel law says he's never seen anything like it.

Nothing.

To this.

Immense amount.

The rumor in here was full.

These pictures show tables and the sheriff's office cover art in weapons.

There were.

Over eighty weapons.

Of various caliber.

Handguns rifles assault rifles.

Along with -- an estimated 4000 rounds of ammunition and eight bulletproof vests that extra.

-- -- -- All of this was taken from the home of Marcelino Aguirre.

Last Friday the department of family and protective services asked for the sheriff's office assistants and making a call to the home and you -- because they suspected.

Aguirre was in possession of firearms.

Admittedly they were able to see weapons -- normal wall.

-- -- -- -- So officers asked Aguirre if he had any other guns in the home and he led them to part of his collection.

When he opened up a closet and we saw we saw he reached into the closet and picked up an assault rifle and said.

This is the guns I have.

That's when officers took Aguirre a convicted felon for drug possession.

Into custody sheriff Lott says investigators had been keeping an eye on a Geary and this property for some time and we're just waiting for the opportunity.

To get a search warrant but they never could have guessed what they would -- There were so many.

It's just unbelievable.

Now local and federal officials are investigating Aguirre to try to determine -- what he was doing with all those weapons.

They believe he may have been stashing them -- someone else or was selling and trading them.

Investigators are grateful for the tips that led them to this arsenal and to Aguirre behind bars.

Business small quiet neighborhood rule.

I'm sure the most residents out there had no clue.

What was going -- we do need to public.

Immensely to give us information.