Stolen Shelby Cobra and stolen vehicles recovered following Campbelltown raid

Moorabool Crime Investigation Unit detectives have recovered a stolen Shelby Cobra and eleven other stolen vehicles following the execution of a warrant Campbelltown yesterday.

Detectives executed the warrant on Wednesday 12 November as part of an ongoing stolen vehicle investigation.

Eleven allegedly stolen vehicles were recovered at a Williams Street address, along with a stolen boat, bobcat and motorcycle.

Officers also located and seized a loaded sawn off shot gun, a suspected 3D manufactured handgun with silencer, cash and quantities of alleged methylamphetamine and GHB.

Further enquiries uncovered a unique and collectable Shelby Cobra Roadster, which was stolen from a rural property in Pentland Hills over the weekend, later the same day.

A 55-year-old Campbelltown man, who was arrested at the Campbelltown property, has been charged with prohibited person possess firearm, drug possession and 14 counts of theft of motor vehicle.

He was remanded in custody to appear before Ballarat Magistrates’ Court today.

Sergeant Julie-Anne Newman

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