A man has been charged after 10 firearms, ammunition and drugs were seized in the state's northwest yesterday.
About 1pm yesterday (Wednesday 2 October 2024), officers attached to Central North Criminal Investigation Unit – part of the Central North Police District – commenced investigations after receiving a report of an alleged domestic violence-related incident.
As part of inquiries, about 3pm on the same day, investigators attended a home on Tilpa-Tonga Road, Tilpa, where they executed a search warrant.
It will be alleged during the search, police located and seized 10 firearms – three of which were prohibited – over 1170 rounds of ammunition and a substance believed to be cannabis.
All items were seized for forensic examination. No one was in the home at the time of the incident.
Following further inquiries, about 8.15pm, a 41-year-old man was arrested in Tilpa. A search of the man resulted in police allegedly locating seven rounds of ammunition, which were also seized.
He was taken to Bourke Police Station where he was charged with:
- Possess >3 unregistered firearms, 1 is prohibited/pistol-SI,
- Possess shortened firearm (not pistol) w/o authority-T2,
- Four counts of possess ammunition w/o holding license/permit/authority,
- Possess prohibited drug,
- Not keep firearm safely-not pistol/prohibited,
- Not keep firearm safely prohibited firearm, and
- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm.
Police will allege in court the man does not hold a firearms licence or a permit to store or be in possession of firearms.
The man was refused bail and will appear at Bourke Local Court today (Thursday 3 October 2024).
