KEILOR, VIC. — Illicit Firearms Squad detectives have charged a 33-year-old Keilor man, seized weapons and disrupted alleged illicit firearm manufacturing after detectives executed a search warrant at an Old Calder Highway, Keilor, property 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, interviewed and charged with:
- manufacturing a Category A longarm without a dealer’s licence;
- being a non-prohibited person possessing an unregistered Category A firearm without a licence;
- possessing cartridge ammunition without a licence;
- possessing firearm parts for the purpose of manufacturing without a licence;
- three counts of possessing a prohibited weapon; and
- storing unauthorised explosive (fireworks) without approval.
The Keilor man was bailed to appear at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on February 17, 2027.
The firearms were seized following a national week of coordinated action to crack down on illicit firearms and remove them from the streets.
