

Officers dismantled the workshop on the island of Tenerife on September 14, 2020, and seized two 3D printers, filament, computers, 3D printed gun receivers, chemicals, over 30 terrorist guidebooks, as well as weapons like a katana sword and taser guns, and objects with Nazi symbols.Īfter investigators discovered that a man had purchased firearms and explosive substances online, they traced the IP to four properties in Tenerife. Court documents released on April 18, 2021, describe details of the investigation that led to the arrest of a 55-year-old man using 3D printing to create homemade firearms.

Spanish police officers revealed details of the country’s first bust on a workshop that used 3D printers to create gun receivers.
