Two men will face court charged with firearm offences in the state's Riverina.
About 12:50pm yesterday (Wednesday 4 March 2026), officers attached to the Southern Region Enforcement Squad executed a search warrant at a home in Tatton, Wagga Wagga.
Police allegedly located and seized 12 gel blasters including replica semi-automatic rifles and pistols, and prohibited weapons including a butterfly knife, flick knives and a firearm silencer.
Also seized were mature cannabis plants and an amount of cannabis.
An unregistered rifle was also seized and the occupants firearms licenses were suspended.
Two men - aged 25 and 57 were arrested at the scene.
They were taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station where the older man was charged with
- Possess or use prohibited weapon without permit (three counts),
- Cultivate prohibited plant more than small & less than indictable quantity,
- Possess prohibited drug,
- Possess unauthorised firearm,
- Not keep firearm safely - not pistol / prohibited firearm
- Possess unregistered firearm - pistol,
- Not keep firearm safely - pistol
The younger man was charged with
- Possess more than 3 unregistered firearms, 1 is prohibited
- Possess ammunition without holding license / permit / authority
- Not keep firearm safely - prohibited firearm
- Not keep firearm safely - pistol
Both were refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 5 today, (Thursday 5 March 2026).
