Man charged with firearm offences after search warrant executed at Bathurst

Friday, 20 June 2025 11:30:10 AM

A man will face court today charged with firearm offences following a search warrant in the state’s Central Tablelands.

About 6.15am yesterday (Thursday 19 June 2025), police attended a home on Slim Street, Bathurst, to serve a Firearm Prohibition Order (FPO), and subsequently executed search warrant.

Officers located and seized two SUVs, a motorcycle, firearms, ammunition, rifle-cleaning kit, firearm parts, a bag of white crystalised substance believed to be methylamphetamine, and knives.

About 8am, a 26-year-old man arrived at the home and was arrested and taken to Bathurst Police Station and charged with,

• Possess unauthorised pistol (two counts)
• Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority (two counts)
• Drive motor vehicle during disqualification period
• Self administer/attempt self administer prohibited drug
• Possess prohibited drug
• Possess more than unregistered firearms without licence/permit
• Use, supply, acquire, possess stolen firearm or part (two counts), and
• Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit (two counts).

He was refused bail to appear at Orange Local Court today (Friday 20 June 2025).

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