A teenage boy has been charged after a loaded firearm and ammunition were seized during a motor vehicle stop in Narrabri, a statement released by NSW Police Media last week said.
Officers attached to the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were conducting a vehicle stop in Narrabri about 8.15pm on Saturday 13 June when they observed a motorbike being ridden by a male.
It said the motorbike appeared to be bogged in an embankment along Cooma Road, Narrabri.
A teenage boy has been charged after a loaded firearm and ammunition were seized during a motor vehicle stop in Narrabri on June 13. Photo credit: NSW Police Media.
Police attended and spoke to the 16-year-old, who was allegedly not wearing a helmet.
During a search, officers said they located a homemade firearm that was loaded with a single round of .22-calibre ammunition, a case containing 30 rounds of .22-calibre ammunition and 345 slug-gun pellets.
A teenage boy has been charged after a loaded firearm and ammunition were seized during a motor vehicle stop in Narrabri on June 13. Photo credit: NSW Police Media.
The teenager was arrested and taken to Narrabri police station, where he was charged with two counts of possessing ammunition without holding a licence, permit or authority; possessing a loaded firearm in a public place; possessing an unauthorised firearm; and possessing an unregistered firearm in a public place.
The teenager was granted strict conditional bail to appear before a children’s court on Tuesday 28 July.
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