Firearms, ammunition and fireworks seized, Innisfail
Police have seized a large cache of weapons including military and semi-automatic firearms following the search of a property at Eubenangee on April 13.
Detectives from Innisfail Criminal Investigation Branch executed a search warrant at a Eubenangee Road residence around 8am as part of ongoing investigations.
Police uncovered 24 unregistered firearms during the raid, including an operable .55 calibre anti-tank gun.
A significant amount of unsecured ammunition, fireworks, detonators, explosives and silencer were also located.
Specialist police crews as well as officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Service (QFES) were subsequently called to the property due to the large quantity of ammunition and other dangerous items located at the address.
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Firearms, ammunition and fireworks seized at Innisfail
Police have seized a large cache of weapons including military and semi-automatic firearms following the search of a property at Eubenangee on April 13.
Detectives from Innisfail Criminal Investigation Branch executed a search warrant at a Eubenangee Road residence around 8am as part of ongoing investigations.
Police uncovered 24 unregistered firearms during the raid, including an operable .55 calibre anti-tank gun.
A significant amount of unsecured ammunition, fireworks, detonators, explosives and silencer were also located.
Specialist police crews as well as officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Service (QFES) were subsequently called to the property due to the large quantity of ammunition and other dangerous items located at the address.
Crime by Rachael Rosel
Premium Content The alleged owner of a large cache of weapons has been charged after police raided his Innisfail home on April 13. The man, 72, was charged on Saturday after police raided a property at Eubenangee at around 8am and uncovered 24 unregistered firearms, including a working .55 calibre antitank gun. Detectives from Innisfail Criminal Investigation Branch also found large amounts of ammunition, fireworks, detonators, explosives and a silencer at the property. One of the weapons police seized from an Innisfail home. Supplied by QPS. Police seized a large cache of weapons from a home in Innisfail. Supplied by QPS.
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