Police have arrested a man and recovered five stolen firearms after a public appeal on the Far South Coast, NSW Police say.
Sometime between Friday 5 August 2016 and Tuesday 16 August 2016, a shed on a property at South Wolumla, south of Bega, was broken into and five registered firearms and ammunition were stolen.
The weapons included a Rossi side by side double barrel 12 gauge shotgun, a Winchester 30-30 calibre rifle, a Norica .22 calibre rifle, a Howa 270 calibre rifle and an Iver Johnson .22 calibre rifle.
Officers from Far South Coast Local Area Command made a public appeal for assistance yesterday morning yesterday, resulting in a number of people coming forward with information.
Police attended two properties at Candelo yesterday afternoon, recovering four of the firearms and two boxes of ammunition.
A fifth firearm was located today in bushland east of Candelo.
A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged with a number of firearm offences as well as possess ammunition, and larceny.
He was refused bail to appear at Batemans Bay Local Court tomorrow.
Inquiries into the incident are continuing.
Police would like to thank the community and the media for their assistance and urge anyone else with information to come forward.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stopers.
