Police arrested four men and seized guns, drugs and cash following an operation in Werribee yesterday afternoon.
The four men were arrested by the Victoria Police Special Operations Group outside a Sonia Court property about 2.45pm.
Three of the four men were subject to firearm prohibition orders.
The search of the property uncovered five firearms: an Adler A1-10 lever action shotgun, an Adler B2-30 semi-auto shotgun, a scoped rifle, a shotgun and a loaded Barretta Tomcat handgun.
Other items seized included over $100,000 in cash, a quantity of methylamphetamine and other firearm-related items.
Three of the men, a 26-year-old from Mount Waverley, a 32-year-old from Werribee and a 35-year-old of no fixed address, have each been charged with a range of offences including:
• Possess a firearm in contravention of a firearm prohibition order
• Possess a firearm related item in contravention of a firearm prohibition order
• Possess traffickable quantity of firearms
• Prohibited person possess a firearm
• Prohibited person possess a silencer
• Traffick commercial quantity of methylamphetamine
• Deal property suspected proceeds of crime
• Fraudulently use registration plate
• Commit indictable offence whilst on bail
• Possess methylamphetamine, cocaine, cannabis, GHB and ecstasy
• Unlicensed driving
The men will appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
The fourth man, a 31-year-old from Werribee, has been released and is expected to be charged on summons.
