Pictures of guns, pipe bombs found on phone allegedly belonging to Mongol Robbie Hurmiz

Police have swarmed a Preston impound yard after a suspicious device was found in a car linked to an alleged drive-by shooting.

The Victoria Police impound centre at Raglan St in Preston, where a suspicious device was found. Picture: Nicole Garmston

Specialist police have swarmed on a Preston impound yard after a suspicious device was found in a car that had previously been linked to a drive-by shooting.

The bomb response unit was called to the Victoria Police Raglan Street impound yard on Monday after the device was found.

The vehicle had previously been seized by the bikie-busting Echo taskforce as part of an investigation into a South Morang shooting on July 20 about 2.45pm.

“The vehicle was in the process of being further forensically examined when the device was located,” a police statement said.

“There is no immediate risk to the community or staff who have been evacuated from the building.”

Police investigating the July 20 shooting allege patched Mongol Robbie Hurmiz, 23, and two co-accused donned white hockey masks and lured a man to a suburban street in South Morang before driving at him while Mr Hurmiz threatened him with a long-arm firearm, the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court heard on Thursday.

Some guns are yet to be recovered.

He was denied bail and will face court in October.

Investigators allege the confrontation was sparked after one of Mr Hurmiz’s co-accused became angry that the alleged victim had been speaking to his ex-girlfriend.

The court heard the two co-accused allegedly took turns punching and stomping on the male victim, while Mr Hurmiz trained the high-powered gun on him.

Images of Mr Hurmiz allegedly posing with a bounty of firearms and shooting a pistol out of a car window were discovered by detectives during major raids last week.

Mr Hurmiz was arrested earlier this month and charged with more than two dozen offences, including reckless conduct endangering life, use of a firearm in a dangerous manner and common law assault after allegedly pointing a gun at another motorist, who had beeped at him during a minor traffic incident in Thomastown.

The incident was allegedly witnessed by an Australia Post worker, which “no doubt would have been a terrifying scene”, magistrate Hayley Bate said on Thursday.

On Monday the impound yard was cordoned off. The investigation is ongoing.

Images of firearms were allegedly stored on Robbie Hurmiz's phone.

Police will analyse the images found on the phone.

Echo taskforce detectives had told Melbourne Magistrates’ Court a mobile phone, alleged to belong to the Mongol, seized during raids at an address in Kalkallo contained photos of Mr Hurmiz in possession of firearms, as well as images of two pipe bombs placed on top of a letter addressed to the bikie.

Photographs released to the Herald Sun show several handguns and long-arm rifles, with one image depicting a man with distinctive hand tattoos and flashy wrist watch and rings holding a gun.

Another shows three guns with the caption “hunting season”.

Ms Bate said it was concerning that many of the guns in the images were yet to be recovered.

Detectives also found a photograph of the white hockey mask – the type described by the alleged victim of the South Morang incident – placed next to the barrel of a gun in the centre console of a car.

The bikie shows his tatts off.

Robbie Hurmiz was allegedly involved in a horror assault.

The time stamp of the photo reveals it was taken just 40 minutes before the alleged confrontation, detectives allege.

In opposing bail, First Constable Hamish McWhirter said Mr Hurmiz posed an unacceptable risk to the community and witnesses to the alleged incidents feared he may track them down to seek “retribution”.

Constable McWhirter said the fact the accused was on bail for drug offences at the time of the alleged offending demonstrated a complete disregard for court orders and a concerning “escalation in severity” of behaviour.

Lawyer Rose George, for Mr Hurmiz, pointed to her client’s young age and limited prior criminal history in support of his release on bail.

Mr Hurmiz’s sister had also offered a $5000 surety for her brother’s release.

Ms Bate found while she was satisfied he had shown exceptional circumstances, there was nothing that could mitigate the risk Mr Hurmiz posed and he was denied bail.

He will next face court in October.