Six men have been arrested in the past 24 hours as part of the Armed Crime Squad investigation into an armed robbery in Thornbury last week, Victoria Police say.
Two men were arrested by police from the Special Operations Group on Collins Street about 2.10pm on Monday, 5 February.
An 18-year-old Chadstone man has been charged with armed robbery, theft of firearms, possess traffickable quantity of firearms and prohibited person possess firearms.
A 20-year-old Docklands man has been charged with theft of firearms, possess traffickable quantity of firearms, prohibited person possess firearms and handle stolen goods.
Both were held in custody overnight and will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
A number of warrants were subsequently executed by detectives from Crime Command and police from North West Metro Region at properties in Docklands, Craigieburn, Dallas, Wallan, Keilor Downs, Chadstone and Broadmeadows.
A 20-year-old Wallan man, 20-year-old Craigieburn man, 19-year-old Dallas man and 25-year-old Craigieburn man were arrested and will be interviewed by police.
The arrests follow an armed robbery at a firearms business on High Street, Thornbury on 29 January.
It is believed four armed males entered the store just after 11am and stole a number of firearms.
At the time of the incident, it was believed around 60 firearms may have been stolen during the armed robbery.
A subsequent audit by the Victoria Police Licensing and Regulation Division determined that 37 firearms had been taken.
Firearms were seized during the warrants and it’s believed all are now accounted for.
The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
