Raptor Squad officers have charged a man and seized six firearms, ammunition and nunchaku during a search in Horsley Park this week.
About 10.40am Tuesday 8 October 2024, officers attached to State Crime Command's Raptor Squad attended a home on Ferrers Road, Horsley Park, to conduct a firearm prohibition order (FPO) compliance search.
During a search of the home Raptor Squad officers located and seized a shortened double-barrel shotgun, three pistols, two muskets, nunchakus, ammunition, 11kg of cannabis, 30g of methamphetamine, cocaine, $2350 cash and electronic devices.
Following the search, police arrested a 47-year-old man before taking him to Fairfield Police Station.
The man was charged with deal with property proceeds of crime less than $100,000, possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit, possess unregistered firearm not pistol/prohibited firearm, possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority, not keep firearm safely not pistol/prohibited firearm, supply prohibited drug, supply prohibited plant, supply cannabis, and three counts of possess prohibited drug.
The man was refused bail to appear before Fairfield Local Court yesterday (Wednesday 9 October 2024) where he was refused bail further to reappear before the same court on Wednesday 20 November 2024.
Investigations are continuing.
Anyone with information that may assist investigators 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.
