Task Force Maxima, weapons and drugs charges
As part of ongoing investigations into the criminal activities of members of the Rebels OMCG, Task Force Maxima have charged a long-term Rebels associate after locating a loaded handgun at a northside residence.
Officers from Task Force Maxima conducted a raid on a Cashmere residence on Friday, March 4. During the search police located drugs and a loaded .22 calibre pistol.
Yesterday, a 34-year-old resident of the address and Rebels associate was charged with one count each of unlawful possession of category H weapon, possession of controlled substance, possess drug utensil, tainted property and two counts of possess dangerous drugs. The man was charged and will reappear today.
A previous raid at a Clear Mountain address in October 2015 located drugs, a machine pistol, high powered rifles, a sawn off rifle, a glock 27 pistol, a revolver pistol, silencer and ammunition. A 33- year-old man was charged in relation to those matters.
“Locating a loaded handgun in a quiet suburban residential area, allegedly in the possession of a Rebel associate, is of significant concern to us. Loaded handguns in the wrong hands can only be interpreted as being carried for criminal purposes,” Detective Inspector Phillip Stevens of Task Force Maxima said.
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