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A state police photo of guns, ammunition and drugs seized in a Fitchburg narcotics raid Thursday. The AK-47 rifle is fully automatic, police said.

(Massachusetts State Police photo)

FITCHBURG - The narcotics raid by state, local and federal law enforcement Thursday led to the discovery of cocaine, heroin, cash and guns, but what disturbed police was the level of firepower found on scene.

During the raid at 7 Longwood St., police found a fully automatic AK-47 and nearly 500 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition.

"This was the real deal," said state police spokesman David Procopio.

The resident, Andrew Roman, was arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges.

Police also found a semi-automatic .40 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun and 80 rounds of ammo.

A semi-automatic weapon fires one round and reloads every time the trigger is depressed. A fully automatic weapon will fire and reload repeatedly as long as the trigger is depressed and it has ammunition.

Procopio said police seize several hundred illegal and unlawful guns each year, but finding one that is fully automatic is somewhat rare. "We do come across them but are not very common," he said.

He said it is not clear at this point where Roman got the weapon.

The seach also found 21 grams of heroin, 3.1 grams of cocaine and $1,680 in cash.

The raid was conducted by the state police Gang Unit along with Fitchburg police, members of the North Worcester County Drug Task Force and agents with the federal Department of Homeland Security.

Roman is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of a large capacity weapon, improper storage of a firearm and improper storage of a large capacity firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, committing a firearm violation with a prior conviction for drugs or violent crime.

He was also charged with possession of a class B substance with intent to distribute, and trafficking in heroin.