Four people have been charged and firearms, ammunition and drugs seized after search warrants were executed in the state’s Hunter region.
About 11am on Saturday 14 October 2015, police from Hunter Valley Local Area Command stopped a vehicle in Muswellbrook and spoke with the driver.
During a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers located and seized two shortened firearms.
The driver, a 33-year-old man, was arrested and taken to Muswellbrook Police Station where he was charged with multiple firearms offences.
He was refused bail and appeared at Muswellbrook Local Court yesterday (Monday 19 October 2015) where he was remanded in custody to appear at Cessnock Local Court on 21 October 2015.
Following the man’s arrest, a search warrant was executed at a home on Denman Road at Muswellbrook.
At the home, police seized an amount of ammunition.
Following further inquiries, police executed a search warrant at a home on Lou Fisher Place at Muswellbrook about 9am yesterday (Monday 19 October 2015).
Police located and seized an amount of methylamphetamine (ICE) and cannabis, along with drug-related paraphernalia.
Three people – a 25-year-old man and two women, aged 20 and 22 – were arrested and taken to Muswellbrook Police Station.
The man was charged with owner/occupier knowingly allow use as a drug premises. He was granted bail to appear at Muswellbrook Local Court on Monday 30 November 2015.
The 20-year-old woman was charged with found on/entering/leaving drug premises and was bail refused to appear at Muswellbrook Local Court today (Tuesday 20 October 2015).
The older woman was charged with supply prohibited drug (indictable quantity); and possess prohibited drug. She was granted bail to appear at Muswellbrook Local Court on Monday 2 November 2015.