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Police have seized nine firearms and uncovered a small cannabis operation during a raid on a Puriri Street property in Whanganui last week.
Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Carey Priest of the Whanganui Criminal Investigation Branch said in a statement, that multiple weapons were hidden throughout the house, including in the roof space and a shed.
“Officers found a significant number of items and arrested four people, one of whom had a warrant out for her arrest,” he said.
The firearms ranged from .22 calibre rifles to high-powered .308s. Police also discovered that some of the weapons had been stolen just a day earlier.
“Some of these firearms had been stolen during a burglary the day prior. Other items taken in that burglary were also recovered,” Priest said.
He called the seizure “an excellent result.”
The operation involved the Armed Offenders Squad, Criminal Investigation Branch, Offender Prevention Team and Tactical Crime Unit.
