- Published:
- Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 1:59 pm
Illicit Firearms Squad detectives have charged a man, seized weapons in Keilor and disrupted alleged illicit firearm manufacturing.
Detectives executed a search warrant at a property on Old Calder Highway yesterday.
With assistance from Australian Border Force, they recovered a privately manufactured shotgun, suspected firearm components, ammunition, prohibited weapons and pyrotechnics.
A 33-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
He was interviewed and charged with:
- manufacture Category A longarm without dealers’ licence
- non-prohibited person possess unregistered Category A firearm without a licence
- possess cartridge ammunition without licence
- possess firearm parts for the purpose of manufacturing without a licence
- three counts of possess prohibited weapon
- store unauthorised explosive (fireworks) without approval
The Keilor man was bailed to appear at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on 17 February, 2027.
The firearms were seized following a national week of coordinated action to crackdown on illicit firearms and remove them from the streets.
The National Illicit Firearms Working Group brought together police from every Australian state and territory, New Zealand and a range of federal agencies including Australian Border Force, to disrupt firearms trafficking, target criminal networks and prevent weapons from reaching the hands of offenders.
During the operation, which ran from Monday 19 to Sunday 25 October, 603 firearms were seized, including 115 in Victoria.
Kathryn Muffett
Media Unit
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