A man and woman will face court charged after police seized firearms and drugs following a domestic violence incident in the state's north.
About 12.55pm yesterday (Thursday 4 July 2024), officers attached to Oxley Police District attended a motel on Goonoo Goonoo Road, Tamworth, following reports of a domestic violence incident.
Police were told a man staying at the motel approached a 31-year-old woman – known to him – in a van parked outside his room before producing a firearm and making threats.
The woman notified the manager of the motel and fled the location.
Shortly after, police entered a room at the motel and arrested a 36-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, who were taken to Tamworth Police Station.
During a search of the room, officers located and seized four firearms, ammunition, an electronic stun device, cocaine, MDMA, heroin, and cannabis leaf.
The man was charged with;
- Contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic)
- Carry firearm manner likely injure person/property
- Possess >1 unregistered unauthorised firearm in public place
- Supply prohibited drug >small and
- Supply prohibited drug >indictable and
- Possess prohibited drug
- Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit
- Possess unauthorised pistol
- Possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority
- Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority (x2)
- Possess unauthorised prohibited firearm
- Possess unauthorised firearm, and
- Breach of bail.
The woman was charged with possess unauthorised pistol, possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority, possess unauthorised prohibited firearm, possess unauthorised firearm, possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority, and not keep firearm safely-prohibited firearm.
They were both refused bail to appear at Tamworth Local Court today (Friday 5 July 2024).
