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SA Police seize large amount of ammunition, crossbow, gun and inert bomb at Yorketown property

A staggering weapons haul, including an inert bomb, has been uncovered at a property in country SA. See the photos.

A man has been reported by police after they seized a large amount of ammunition, guns and explosive devices at a Yorketown property.

With the assistance of the Bomb Operations Unit, police attended an address at Yorketown, on the Yorke Peninsula, just before 2.30pm on Thursday where they conducted a search under the Firearms Act.

Yorketown police seized a large cache of munitions at a Yorke Peninsula property last week. Picture: SA Police
Yorketown police seized a large cache of munitions at a Yorke Peninsula property last week. Picture: SA Police
An inert bomb was among the weapons seized. Picture: SA Police
An inert bomb was among the weapons seized. Picture: SA Police

Officers located and seized more than 4000 rounds of ammunition, a crossbow, an inert explosive and a semiautomatic rifle.

A local man, 50, was reported for possession of insecure, unlicensed C Class firearm, insecure ammunition and prohibited ammunition.

Police also issued him with a cannabis expiation notice.

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