Police have seized explosives, firearms and cannabis seeds after they raided a property in Wellington.
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A 34-year-old Wellington man was served with firearm and weapon prohibition orders by detectives attached to the Orana Mid-Western Police District about 8.50am on September 29.
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Explosives, ammunition, firearm parts, an electrical control device, expandable baton, cannabis seeds and a replica pistol were seized from the property on Caves Road during the search.
After a crime scene warrant was executed further items connected with the manufacture of firearms were seized.
The man was arrested and taken to Wellington Police Station where he was charged with 10 offences including:
- Manufacture firearm
- Possess unauthorised firearm
- Possess explosives
- Manufacture prohibited weapon
- Possess prohibited weapon
- Possess firearm barrel
- Possess unauthorised firearm (pistol)
- Possess prohibited drug
- Possess ammunition
- Breach of bail.
The man appeared before Dubbo Local Court on September 30 where he was granted conditional bail to reappear before Wellington Local Court on October 20.
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