Four men have been charged after a firearm and ammunition were seized during a vehicle stop in Sydney's west yesterday.
About 9.15pm (Friday 29 January 2021), a food delivery driver attended Labrador Street, Rooty Hill, where he was approached and threatened by a man, allegedly armed with a firearm.
The armed man walked away and police were notified. The delivery driver was not physically injured.
Officers from Mount Druitt Police Area Command attended and following inquiries, stopped a Honda Accord on Labrador Street a short time later. During a search of the vehicle, officers seized a loaded shotgun and ammunition.
The occupants - four men, aged 19, 21, 21 and 23 - were arrested and taken to Mt Druitt Police Station where they were all charged with possess unauthorised prohibited firearm and not keep firearm safely - prohibited firearm.
The 19-year-old man was also charged with carry firearm manner likely injure person/property.
The men were granted strict conditional bail and are due to appear in Mt Druitt Local Court on Wednesday 24 February 2021.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
