A 53 year old man was charged
following a vehicle intercept at West Moonah in the early
hours of yesterday morning. A search of the man’s vehicle,
and subsequent search of a residential address, resulted in
a quantity of drugs and firearms being located. The man has been charged with drug trafficking and
firearm offences. Police also charged the man with breaches
under the Public Health Act, for failing to comply with a
direction of the Director of Public Health, by not being at
his primary place of residence. A 25 year old woman was also charged with drug related
matters. Both will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court in
August 2020. As a result, members of Serious Organised Crime Unit and
Firearms Services conducted a firearms inspection at an
address in Molesworth this morning. Police seized three shot guns from the licenced firearms
owner. The firearms were seized due to his other two
firearms being located by police in the possession of a
person who did not have a firearms licence and the firearms
were not properly stored. The firearms licence of the owner is now under review. A 45 year old man will be charged via summons with
various firearms offences.
Outlaw motorcycle gang members charged with firearms offences