July 14th, 2024Gordon man charged with guns, drugs offences

Detectives from the Criminal Proceeds Squad have this month charged a Gordon man and seized a firearm, ammunition, drugs and fireworks as part of an investigation into the manufacturing of firearms.

With assistance from the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT), a 47-year-old Gordon man was arrested at his rural property in Gordon, near Ballarat, on Wednesday July 3.

He was charged with possess traffickable quantity of firearms, manufacture category A longarm, possess instruction manual to manufacture a firearm, prohibited person possess firearm, cultivate narcotic plant, possess methylamphetamine, possess unsecured ammunition and possess commercial explosive firework.

During the search of the property, police allegedly located and seized a manufactured longarm, ammunition, 29 cannabis plants and commercial fireworks.

An initial investigation by the Illicit Firearms Squad into firearm manufacturing led to a Criminal Proceeds Squad investigation into the assets of the 47-year-old man suitable for restraint.

On 18 June, a Confiscation Act restraining order was issued in the County Court for the rural Gordon property.

The 47-year-old man was served with documentation on Wednesday July 3.

Anyone with information about illicit firearms is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at the state’s Crime Stoppers website online.