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Colombo family mob boss’ son, grandson arrested in NYC ghost gun raid

The son and grandson of the late Colombo Crime Family mob boss were arrested on federal weapons charges after a huge ghost gun stash was found at a Staten Island home, law enforcement said .

Sources say 57-year-old Joseph Olaparo and his son Frank were locked in their mouths early Wednesday when the NYPD Financial Crimes Task Force raided his home in New Dope.

The father-son duo is a relative of Joseph T. Tomasero. This is the infamous Colombo Crime Family Capo, which was thrown behind a bar in 1998 for mass assault and murder charges over the years.

Joseph Olaparo, 57, and his 22-year-old son, Frank Olaparo, were arrested early Wednesday when the NYPD Financial Crimes Task Force raided a home on Staten Island, police sources said. . NYPD
One of the weapons found in the attack. NYPD
A firearm magazine found in the attack. NYPD

During the raid at Orapallos' home, officers discovered giant weapons, including rifles, shotguns and ghost guns, firearms with no serial numbers that can be grouped together from the kit.

The attack also discovered ammunition and 3D firearms manufacturing equipment, sources said.

The pair currently faces federal arms fees per source.

It was not immediately clear whether Orapallos was involved in organized crime.

Still, with an obvious bid to distance himself from his mob boss father, Joseph Olaparo began using his mother's maiden name years ago.

His dad was collared in the late 90s at a Catskill hideout nearly a decade after running around.

Joseph Olaparo had turned the authorities overturned to his father's location on the eve of his wedding. Daily News reported at that time.

Tomasero was then jailed between 1991 and 1992 on charges of assaulting and accomplice in the murders of five Big Apples.

He passed away in 2016.

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