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Guns allegedly hurled out of St Kilda house in drug raid

Suspects have allegedly tossed guns out the window of a St Kilda property as police smashed their way in during a drug raid.

Detectives smashed their way into the Argyle St property on Monday as part of a methylamphetamine trafficking investigation.
Detectives smashed their way into the Argyle St property on Monday as part of a methylamphetamine trafficking investigation.

Suspects have allegedly thrown guns out of a window during a dramatic police drug raid on a St Kilda house.

Detectives smashed their way into the Argyle St property on Monday as part of a methylamphetamine trafficking investigation.

The Prahran divisional response investigators allegedly saw people inside the house hurl a handgun and a sawn-off shotgun from a window as the raid began.

The weapons were quickly recovered.

Also seized were 28 grams of what is alleged to be methylamphetamine, heroin, 1,4 butanediol, ammunition, banned weapons including a taser and a sword, prescription drugs and $2800 cash.

The 42-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, both from St Kilda, were later charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and drug offences.

The man will appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court on January 20 and the woman on January 16.

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