Police from Newcastle City Local Area Command established Strike Force Malsbury to investigate drug offences in the area.

As a result of this investigation, two men were arrested at a service station in Warnervale in the early hours of Friday 20 May 2016.

Following these arrests, four search warrants were executed in Newcastle CBD at two residential units and two storage units.

Police located and seized:

– Three firearms (shortened shotgun, pistol and pen gun);

– Five motorbikes;

– One car;

– $10,000 cash

– Five pounds of cannabis

– Four ounces of ‘ice’

– 30 MDMA pills;

– Large number of power tools

A 32 year-old-male has been charged with various drug supply and drug possession offences.

A 20 year-old-male has been charged with drug supply and drug possession offences.

Both men were refused police bail and appeared at Wyong Local Court on Friday 20 May 2016. The men were again refused bail and are due to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday 17 July 2016.

Inquiries are continuing in relation to the investigation.