A man has been charged with firearm offences and goods in custody offences following his arrest in Griffith today.
About 1.30am (Friday 23 August 2013), detectives attended a home on Lawford Crescent where they arrested a 21-year-old man for breach of bail and breach apprehended violence order (AVO).
During the arrest, police seized a number of the man’s personal items, including a mobile phone.
An inspection of the phone allegedly identified drug activity and pictures of three shotguns, which had been stolen during a break and enter in July 2013.
At 11.50am, police executed a search warrant at a house on Lawford Crescent, where they seized a shotgun barrel, a hacksaw blade, two shotgun cartridges, a firearm carry bag, a crystal substance believed to be a cutting agent, electronic scales, and other goods suspected of being stolen.
The 21-year-old man was charged with possess shortened firearm, possess unauthorised firearm, possess barrel, possess ammunition and goods in custody. He will appear before Griffith Local Court on tomorrow (Saturday 24 August 2013).
