Police examine items allegedly found during a raid at Wamboin on 11 July. Photo: NSW Police.
Investigations into the alleged private manufacture of firearms have resulted in the arrests of two men across the NSW South East.
The NSW Police’s Strike Force Temarang focuses on the importation and manufacture of 3D printed firearms and firearm parts.
Two separate investigations under the strike force ultimately resulted in two arrests on Friday (11 July).
First, police stopped a 25-year-old man on George Bass Drive in Lilli Pilli early in the morning shortly before raiding a home on Currwong Street in Malua Bay.
Lilli Pilli and Malua Bay are suburbs near Batemans Bay.
While searching the home, police allegedly found a 3D printed Glock-style firearm, 3D printers, ammunition and electronics.
“Police also located an established mushroom cultivation in process and items consistent with a clandestine laboratory,” a police spokesperson alleged.
Afterwards, specialist police were called to the home to dismantle the alleged drug lab.
Then also on Friday morning, strike force detectives raided a property on Norton Road in Wamboin, which is a rural locality between Canberra and Bungendore.
Police allegedly found six firearms during the raid, three of which are believed to have been privately manufactured.
They also allegedly found a number of firearm components suspected to be privately manufactured as well as ammunition, electronic devices and an amount of cannabis.
A 34-year-old man was arrested at the Wamboin property and was handed nine firearm-related charges.
He was refused bail when he faced the Queanbeyan Local Court on Monday (14 July) and the matter was adjourned to the following day.
The 25-year-old man was handed four firearm-related charges over the raid at Malua Bay and was refused bail by the Batemans Bay Local Court on Monday (14 July).
He will return to court on 28 July.
Original Article published by Albert McKnight on About Regional.
