Weapons and firearm parts seized in Keilor

Key points

• Police have seized weapons and allegedly disrupted illegal firearm manufacturing at a property on Old Calder Highway in Keilor. Officers executed a search warrant on Monday 26 October and recovered a privately made shotgun, suspected firearm components, ammunition, prohibited weapons and pyrotechnics.
• A 33-year-old Keilor man was arrested at the scene and charged with several offences, including manufacturing a firearm without a dealers' licence and possessing prohibited weapons.
• He was bailed to appear at Sunshine Magistrates' Court on 17 February 2027.