A MAN has been charged and a loaded firearm seized after police were called to a property near Dubbo for a livestock issue.
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Officers were called to property on Aerodrome Road at Baradine, 185 kilometres north of Dubbo, at 11am on Tuesday making inquiries about livestock being kept on the property.
As the resident is subject to a Firearms Prohibition Order, the property was searched, with the resident allegedly informing officers he had a loaded .22 calibre rifle and ammunition stored in a wardrobe in a bedroom.
MAP: The location where police were called
The firearm and ammunition were seized and the 34-year-old man was arrested and taken to Coonabarabran Police Station where he was charged with:
- Possess unregistered firearm
- Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority
- Possess prohibited drug.
He has been conditionally bailed to appear in Coonabarabran Local Court on next month.
Inquiries into the livestock are continuing.
Officers in the Rural Crime Prevention Team and the Orana Mid-West Police District Target Action Group were involved.
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