A man has been charged following a police operation in the Central West last night.
Strike Force Hyden, comprising detectives from Central West Police District, was formed in June 2025 to investigate the supply of prohibited drugs and firearms in the Condobolin area.
On Wednesday 25 June 2025, police executed a search warrant at a property on Kiacatoo Road, Condobolin.
During the search warrant, police seized three firearms, ammunition, prohibited drugs and cash.
Following inquiries by Strike Force Hyden detectives into the whereabouts of a 26-year-old man wanted on outstanding warrants, police attended a property on Oppy Lane, Condobolin, yesterday (Friday 27 June 2025), and attempted to arrest the man, with the assistance of specialist police resources and Polair.
The man allegedly left the scene with a 20-year-old woman in an all-terrain vehicle. The ATV crashed in bushland and the man was arrested a short time later.
The man was assessed by NSW Ambulance paramedics for minor injuries before being taken to Parkes Police Station where he was charged with two outstanding warrants and 12 offences,
- Possess unauthorised firearm (three counts)
- Acquire unregistered firearm (three counts)
- Possess more than three unregistered firearms without a licence
- Not keep firearm safely
- Acquire ammunition for firearm without a licence
- Knowingly deal with proceeds of crime
- Possess prohibited drug and
- Supply prohibited drug.
The man was refused bail to appear via videolink at Parramatta Local Court today (Saturday 28 June 2025).
The woman was also arrested and taken to Condobolin Police Station. She has since been released, pending further inquiries.
