Two men will face court charged following the alleged theft of firearms from a property in the State's north last month.
Officers attached to New England Police District commenced inquiries after 12 firearms were allegedly stolen from a property on Dog Trap Lane, Inverell, between 10pm on Monday 24 June 2024 and 8am on Tuesday 25 June 2024.
Following inquiries, about 3.15pm on Wednesday (26 June 2024), police attended a business in Uralla and arrested a 30-year-old man.
Shortly after, police executed a search warrant at a home on Depot Road, Uralla, where they seized eight firearms, documentation, and ammunition.
The man was taken to Armidale Police Station and charged with 28 property and firearm-related offences.
He was refused bail and appeared Tamworth Local Court on Thursday 27 June 2024, where he was formally refused bail to appear at Armidale Local Court on Wednesday 18 September 2024.
Following further inquiries, about 4pm yesterday (Tuesday 23 July 2024), police attended a home on Lindsay Avenue, Inverell, in relation to a concern for welfare and a man in possession of a firearm.
Police searched the man's bedroom and located two firearms - one alleged to be from the break and enter – ammunition, cannabis plants, cannabis seeds, and methylamphetamine.
The 26-year-old man was arrested and taken to Inverell Police Station.
He has been charged with possess unregistered firearm-not pistol/prohibited firearm, possess unauthorised pistol, not keep firearm safely-not pistol/prohibited firearm, not keep firearm safely-pistol, possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority, possess prohibited plant, and two counts of possess prohibited drug.
The man was refused bail to appear at Moree Local Court today (Wednesday 24 July 2024).
