35 cock fighting gaffs recovered in Maui search warrants

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Maui Police Department said a man was arrested on suspicion of multiple drug and firearm offenses after they executed search warrants in Kahului.

Police said they executed the search warrants at a residence where they recovered multiple illegal items:

• One .308 rifle Ghost gun 13.5″ barrel
• One fully automatic AR-15 Ghost gun 10.5″ barrel
• One 9mm semi-automatic Ghost gun pistol
• Four 80% pistol lower kits, 1,465 ammunition
• One .40 caliber pistol upper receiver
• 100-round AR-15 magazine
• ten marijuana plants
• four grams of marijuana concentrate
• 8.2 pounds of processed marijuana
• other drug paraphernalia
• 35 cock fighting gaffs
• $1,118.00 in United States currency

Chaz Yamashita, 34, of Kahului was arrested and charged on suspicion of the following offenses:

• One count of promoting a harmful drug in the first degree
• One count of promoting a harmful drug in the fourth degree
• One count of use of firearm in a felony drug offense
• One count of commercial promotion of marijuana in the second degree
• Three counts of firearms no serial number
• Four counts of ownership/possession of prohibited weapons FC
• Four counts of possession of prohibited weapons
• Two counts of gun permit
• Three counts of registration – firearms
• One count of promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree
• One count of possession of a gambling device
• One count of promoting a controlled substance in/on/near a school
• One count of contempt of court

Yamashita was released after he posted $35,100 in bail.