Published 5:10 pm Thursday, October 22, 2026

Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) Team seized 69 “ghost guns” from a residence in South Bend Thursday evening.

Detectives began investigating a report of a person manufacturing and selling ghost guns in October, identifying Eric Testerman, 66, of Bend as the alleged manufacture and seller.

Ghost guns are often self-assembled or 3-D printed and can bypass background checks making it difficult for law enforcement to investigate the guns when used in a crime.

CODE seized 69 firearms from the residence on Winnebago Lane in the Deschutes River Woods neighborhood in Bend, with a majority being unserialized, short-barrel rifles and automatic firearms.…