Man Charged Following Firearms, Drugs and Cash Seizure in Central West NSW
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A 35-year-old man was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, 1 October 2026, after police allegedly seized firearms, drugs, cash, and stolen property during a search warrant in Yarrawong, New South Wales.
Officers from the Orana Mid-Western Police District launched an investigation on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, after a ride-on mower valued at $100,000 was reported stolen from a storage facility in Wellington.
Following inquiries, investigators executed a search warrant at a residential property on Cypress Drive in Yarrawong at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, 30 September 2026.
During the search, police allegedly located and seized six firearms—including a pistol, a sawn-off semi-automatic rifle, and a semi-automatic shotgun—along with ammunition, more than one kilogram of methylamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, $13,000 in cash, and a ride-on mower.
The 35-year-old man was arrested at the scene and transported to Mudgee Police Station. He was charged with multiple offences, including possessing more than three unregistered firearms with one being prohibited or a pistol, supplying a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug, possessing a prohibited drug, possessing a shortened firearm without authority, two counts of possessing an unauthorised prohibited firearm, possessing or using a prohibited weapon without a permit, and receiving stolen property exceeding $5,000.
Police refused the man bail to appear before Bail Division Court 4.
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