Two people have been charged after firearms and drugs were seized in the state's west.
About 6am on Tuesday 1 September 2026, officers attached to Western Region Operations Support Group executed a search warrant at a home on Baird Crescent, Tamworth.
During the search, police allegedly located and seized a number of weapons, a taser and a privately manufactured firearm.
Police also allegedly located and seized an amount of methylamphetamine, MDMA, cocaine, cannabis and GHB.
While police were at the home, a 39-year-old man arrived at the location in a vehicle.
Police subsequently searched the vehicle and allegedly located a firearm, nunchakus, an amount of prohibited drugs, buprenorphine and knuckledusters.
The 39-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were arrested and taken to Tamworth Police Station.
The man was charged with 12 offences:
- Possess unauthorised firearm
- Acquire etc firearm - subject to prohibition order
- Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit
- Use prohibited weapon contrary to prohibition order
- Fail to comply digital evidence access order direction
- Custody of knife in public place - subsequent offence
- Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit
- Not keep firearm safely-prohibited firearm
- Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority
- Firearm etc found at premises-subject to prohibition order
- Possess prohibited drug
- Drive while licence cancelled
The woman was charged with 10 offences:
- Possess prohibited drug (three counts)
- Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit (two counts)
- Goods suspected stolen in/on premises (not motor vehicle/vessel) (two counts)
- Possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority
- Possess ammunition w/o holding licence/permit/authority
- Not keep firearm safely-prohibited firearm
Both were refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 5 today (Thursday 3 September 2026).
