Military-style weapons, pistols and prohibited drugs are among the items police have seized during an investigation into the importation of prohibited weapons in the Central West.
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In March 2021, officers attached to the Western Region Enforcement Squad started an investigation into the importation of prohibited weapons and firearm parts to an address in Narromine.
During the investigation, police and members of the Australian Border Force, intercepted and seized parcels containing .22 calibre pistol magazines and a firearm silencer.
Police will allege the parcels were addressed to a home in Narromine.
About 9.15am on Wednesday, police executed a search warrant at a caravan park at Narromine.
During the search, police located and seized numerous airsoft pistols, airsoft military style weapons, ammunition, expandable steel batons, flick knives and prohibited drugs.
The occupant, a 53-year-old man, was arrested and taken to Dubbo Police Station where he was charged with 11 offences including import prohibited imports, two counts of acquire prohibited firearm part without authority, acquire prohibited firearm and possess unauthorised prohibited firearm.
He was also charged with ossess more than three unregistered firearms, one is prohibited pistol, possess ammunition without holding license/ permit, possess prohibited drug and three counts of possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit.
The man appeared at Dubbo Local Court today on Thursday where he was granted conditional bail to reappear before the same court on June 10.
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