Four people have been charged and drugs and firearms seized following two search warrants on the state’s north coast today, NSW Police say.
About 6am today, police from Coffs / Clarence Local Area Command with the assistance of the Tactical Operations Unit, State Protection Support Unit, Dog Unit, Polair, and State Crime Command Chemical Operations, attended two adjacent properties on Darkwood Road, Thora, about 40km south west of Coffs Harbour.
Search warrants were executed at the two properties and police arrested three men, aged 42, 44 and 59 and a 36-year-old woman at the two locations.
Police located a clandestine drug lab, chemicals used in the manufacture of illicit drugs and three loaded rifles at one location.
A search of the other location located cannabis, a .22 calibre rifle and ammunition, methylamphetamine and prohibited weapons.
A number of computers and electronic devices were also located and secured for forensic analysis, and a vehicle containing glassware and chemicals allegedly used in the manufacture of prohibited drugs was also located nearby.
All four were taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station.
The 42-year-old man and the 36-year-old woman were both charged with manufacture prohibited drug, possess prohibited firearm (x2), possess unregistered firearm, not keep firearm safely (x3) and possess ammunition. They were both refused bail to appear at Coffs Harbour Local Court tomorrow.
The 44-year-old man was charged with possess prohibited drug (x2) and an outstanding warrant and refused bail to appear at Coffs Harbour Local Court tomorrow.
The 59-year-old man was charged with possess unregistered firearm (x2), not keep firearm safely (x2), possess ammunition, possess prohibited drug (x2) and possess prohibited weapon. He was granted conditional bail to appear at Coffs Harbour Local Court on Monday 21 November 2016.
