Sheriff's department uncovers Nazi extremists' secret arsenal in quiet Washington suburb

CONTENT WARNING This article contains material that several readers may find distressing Reader discretion is advised Two white supremacist extremists and their cache of guns and Nazi paraphernalia were discovered in a suburban Washington state home Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders publicized the coordinated operation along with the Army Criminal Review Division CID discovering military-grade weaponry and armor in the City of Lacey near the state capital of Olympia Sanders stated the discovery in a Facebook post and revealed that the CID urged his office for assistance Monday as an FBI special weapons and tactics squad executed a search warrant as a outcome of a violent robbery and theft of military weaponry armor BOULDER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TERROR SUSPECT S DOABLE RADICALIZATION PROBED BY PERSONNEL RETIRED FBI AGENTSanders' comment announced two people were arrested and booked into Thurston County Jail for scrutiny of firearms-related offenses Their names have not been distributed pending federal charges the department disclosed Despite requests to set bail at only Superior Court granted the Prosecutor s request and set bail at each Sanders mentioned The pair compiled a stash of short barrel rifles an MG machine gun grenade launchers explosives body armor ammunition and ballistic helmets the department announced Multiple rifles were also staged at windows throughout the residence the department disclosed Photos of the stockpile captured the firearms distributed throughout the Washington state home TESLA CYBERTRUCK VANDALS CAUGHT ON VIDEO SCRAWLING 'NAZIS' AND SWASTIKA NYPDAlong with the store of firearms officials discovered Nazi paraphernalia throughout the home Photos captured a red Nazi flag emblazoned with a black swastika pro-Nazism literature and artwork depicting Adolf Hitler The persons identified in this episode were actively involved in Nazi White Nationalist efforts the sheriff explained Additional information is expected to be included in a federal criminal complaint to be unsealed Wednesday The two people arrested were expected to make initial appearances at U S District Court in Tacoma on Wednesday afternoon CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Digital has reached out to the U S Attorney's Office-Western District of Washington and the Thurston County Sheriff's Department for comment