UPDATE: Guns, drugs and ammo seized from Charleville homes

CHARLEVILLE police have uncovered stashes of drugs and ammo as part of an ongoing operation.

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UPDATE: September 14:

CHARLEVILLE police are uncovering stashes of drugs, guns and ammo as part of the ongoing 'Operation Sierra Comb'.

Four homes were raided between August 20 and 21, 2020, with police finding 'green leafy material' and white powdered substance, which have been sent for analysis.

Police also uncovered two rifles and a quantity of ammunition at one of the addresses.

Money was also seized, but police later returned it after an investigation proved that it was lawfully obtained.

Four people have been charged from three different searches.

 

Earlier:

RAIDS on multiple homes across Charleville have uncovered cash, drugs and guns.

Officer in charge of Charleville Police Mark Everitt said the Criminal Investigation Branch executed a number of search warrants on houses in town.

"Quantities of drugs, money and firearms were discovered," he said.

The alleged offenders have been slapped with several pending charges and will appear in the Charleville Magistrates Court in September.

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