A 30-year-old man faces 16 charges after police allegedly discovered improvised explosive devices, illegal firearms, ammunition, and illicit drugs during a search of a home in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The man was arrested Thursday morning after being stopped and searched by officers.
During the initial stop, police reportedly seized a small quantity of cocaine and MDMA. Following the arrest, a search warrant was executed at a local property, where authorities allegedly found two improvised explosive devices. The search also uncovered ammunition, a privately made firearm, BB pellets, cannabis seeds, and two vials of testosterone.
The charges against the man include two counts of manufacturing a military-style weapon without a permit, four counts of possessing a prohibited drug, eight counts of possessing ammunition without a license or permit, possessing an unregistered firearm that is not a pistol or prohibited firearm, and contravening a prohibition or restriction in an apprehended domestic violence order.
The 30-year-old man was refused bail after appearing in court on Friday. He is scheduled to appear again at Wagga Wagga Local Court on October 21.