Two men have been refused bail to appear in Picton Local Court today to face a string of offences after they were arrested on private property yesterday.
About 2pm officers attached to Camden Proactive Crime Team responded to an alarm activated on a private property on Stevens Road, Menangle.
Shortly after, police located and arrested two men aged 36 and 40, both from Bringelly.
Upon searching the men, police located a black bag containing a flick knife and wire cutters.
A grey Toyota Hilux utility was also found parked on the outside of the property, with the number plate obscured.
Upon searching the vehicle, police located multiple knives, including a bowie knife, a hunting knife, a military style machete, a pocketknife, and a Stanley knife.
They also found resealable bags containing marijuana and methylamphetamine, a crowbar, baton, and other drug paraphernalia.
The two men were taken to Narellan Police Station.
There the younger man was charged with: enter enclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, enter building/land with intent commit indictable offence, possess housebreaking implements, larceny, two counts of custody of knife in public place, possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit, use class A vehicle displaying altered number-plate, and two counts of possess prohibited drug.
The older man was charged with: four counts of goods suspected stolen in/on premises (motor vehicle), enter enclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, enter building/land with intent commit indictable offence, possess housebreaking implements, larceny, custody of knife in public place – subsequent offence, possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit, found with intent to commit indictable offence previous conviction, two counts of possess prohibited drug, use class A vehicle displaying altered number-plate, and goods in personal custody suspected being stolen (not motor vehicle).
