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Deputies find real firearm disguised as Nerf gun during drug bust

North Carolina police arrested a man who was in possession of a gun that was altered to look like a Nerf gun.

During a drug bust, the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office said they, along with two other police departments, executed a search warrant at a home Wednesday after gathering evidence of narcotics possession.

Deputies said during the search, investigators seized cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana, $2,300 in cash and 20 firearms consisting of pistols, rifles and shotguns.

One of the weapons was a Glock model 19 pistol that was disguised as a Nerf gun.

35-year-old Damien Alonzo Burch was arrested and charged with cocaine possession, felonious possession of mushrooms and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.