Two people have been charged after police seized two homemade firearms, drugs, and stolen property during a targeted search at Kings Meadows.
Members of Northern Drugs and Firearms Unit executed a search warrant at the residential address on Thursday 6 February, following reports of an aggravated assault the night prior.
A man was reportedly inside a vehicle when a person known to him approached the vehicle while in possession of a firearm.
Nobody was physically injured and the firearm was not discharged.
As part of their investigations, police searched the Kings Meadows residence and located and seized a loaded homemade .22 pistol fitted with a silencer, a loaded homemade .22 pen gun, ammunition, quantities of methylamphetamine, MDMA, cocaine and prescription medication as well as a motorcycle and box trailer believed to have been stolen.
A 39 year old Youngtown man was arrested and charged with multiple firearms offences, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of property, motor vehicle stealing and minor drug offences.
He was detained to appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court today.
A 24 year old Ravenswood woman was also arrested and charged with firearms offences, aggravated assault and minor drug offences.
She will appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court in April.
Detective Acting Inspector Jason Jones said homemade firearms were not only illegal, but dangerous and Tasmania Police remained committed to removing them from the community.
"We encourage anyone in possession of illegal or homemade firearms to hand them over to police. Tasmania has a permanent firearms amnesty - this allows people with unregistered, unwanted firearms to hand them in without fear of prosecution. There are no penalties associated with surrendering firearms during an amnesty regardless of how they may have come into people's possession," he said.
Anyone with information about illegal or homemade firearms should contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers anonymously by calling 1800 333 000 or online via crimestopperstas.com.au.
