[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hree people have been charged after detectives seized a loaded shotgun and a replica handgun in Smeaton Grange as part of an ongoing investigation into the activities of organised crime groups in NSW.
Acting on information received, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Criminal Groups Squad, assisted by the Tactical Operations Unit and Camden Police Area Command, arrested two men aged 26 and 35 at a service station on Narellan Road, Smeaton Grange last night.
During a subsequent search of the younger man’s vehicle, police located a loaded double-barrel shotgun and ammunition, a knife, knuckledusters, and cocaine.
Officers also located knuckle dusters in the older man’s vehicle.
Both men were taken to taken to Narellan Police Station.
A short time later, strike force detectives executed a search warrant at a home at Spring Farm, where they located and seized a replica pistol, throwing knives, steroids, white powder, prescription drugs, cannabis, and cash.
Officers arrested a 32-year-old woman at the home, who was also taken to Narellan Police Station.
The 26-year-old Spring Farm man was charged with several offences, including being armed and with intending to commit an indictable offence.
Other charges included possessing an unauthorised pistol, unregistered firearm-pistol, not keeping a firearm safely and possessing a loaded firearm in a public place.
He also faces further charges of possessing an unregistered firearm, not keeping a firearm safely, possessing an unauthorised firearm and ammunition, possessing or using a prohibited weapon without a permit, two counts of possessing a prohibited drug, and supplying a prohibited drug.
He was refused bail to appear at Campbelltown Local Court today.
The 35-year-old Narellan Vale man was charged with possessing or using a prohibited weapon without a permit.
He was granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear at Picton Local Court on April 24.
The woman was charged with possessing an unauthorised pistol, an unregistered firearm and a prohibited drug.
She was granted strict conditional bail and is also due to appear at Picton Local Court on April 24.
