Bathurst Man Faces Multiple Charges Over Firearm, Explosive, and Drug Offences

BATHURST, NSW – A 38-year-old man has been charged with a series of serious offences involving stolen firearms, explosives, and prohibited drugs following a multi-stage police operation in Bathurst.

On Saturday, February 22, at approximately 11:50 p.m., officers with the Chifley Police District stopped a Mercedes sedan on Vittoria Street for a random breath test. During the stop, police reportedly discovered and seized 927 grams of cannabis. Both the driver and a passenger were initially arrested, although the passenger was later released pending further investigations. The driver was charged with supplying prohibited drugs and breaching bail conditions, and he has been granted conditional bail to appear before Bathurst Local Court on Wednesday, February 26.

Further investigations on Monday, February 24, led to a search warrant executed at an industrial unit on Watt Drive in Robin Hill. There, officers seized two firearms—including a pump-action rifle—220 grams of cannabis, fireworks, and various electronic devices. The combined street value of the cannabis is estimated at $10,000. Initial inquiries suggest that the rifle may have been stolen from a property in Gundagai earlier this month.

Following the search, police arrested another 38-year-old man at the scene. He now faces an array of charges, including possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of an unauthorized firearm, use, supply, acquisition, or possession of a stolen firearm or its parts, possession of ammunition without a licence, failure to secure a firearm safely, possession, supply, or manufacture of explosives for unlawful purposes, and possession of prohibited drugs. The man was refused bail and is scheduled to appear before Bathurst Local Court today, Tuesday, February 25.

For additional details and visuals of the arrest and seized items, authorities have provided access via Hightail at https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/aDv8tJE2Uh/.

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