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.
Two people face drug charges after police executed a search warrant at a home on Gap Road in The Gap, Alice Springs. Officers from the Southern Drug Investigation Unit seized a quantity of methamphetamine below trafficable levels, drug implements and various weapons. A 41-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were arrested at the address.
A 29-year-old Hoppers Crossing man has been arrested as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. Police executed a warrant at an address on Norwood Court on Monday 12 October. Officers allegedly seized a large commercial quantity of ketamine, a quantity of alleged steroids and peptides, and more than $50,000 in cash. The man was charged with several offences, including trafficking a drug of dependence and dealing in property suspected to be proceeds of crime. He was remanded overnight to appear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
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US authorities carried out a pre-dawn search of the Washington-area home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. A person familiar with the investigation said it relates to alleged immigration fraud, including paperwork her late father completed when she was a child. A Justice Department spokesperson said the search was part of an ongoing federal investigation. Omar called the search an attempt to target political enemies. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz accused President Donald Trump of abusing his power weeks before the November 3 midterm elections.
