Sydney weapons find sparks border call

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 13 Agustus 2013 | 11.51

NSW'S police minister is urging the federal government to tighten border security after explosives and imported firearms were found in a car parked in Sydney's CBD, in what police believe was a mobile "safehouse" for bikies.

Detectives uncovered the cache of weapons and drugs in the car in a secure parking rental space in Castlereagh Street, in the Sydney CBD, earlier this year.

Police believe the vehicle was being used as a storage safehouse by the Hells Angels.

It allegedly contained 10 sticks of Powergel explosives with detonators, four rifles, a shotgun, three pistols, three silencers, ammunition and two stun guns.

Night vision goggles, balaclavas and 3kg of the illicit drug Nexus were also seized, police say.

The explosives have since been destroyed but could have had fatal consequences if detonated, while two of the seized firearms have been linked to other crimes.

NSW Police Minister Mike Gallacher says Australia is now awash with weapons because of lax border security.

"This was once the domain of the streets of LA, New York (but) sadly this sort of weaponry is now on the streets of Australia," Mr Gallacher told reporters in Sydney on Tuesday.

"None of these weapons are manufactured in this country.

"They're all brought in through our borders and our borders are weak."

Mr Gallacher called on the federal government to crack down on border security "to ensure the back door to our country is not left wide open".

The "safehouse" car was identified after the Organised Crime Targeting Squad conducted a series of raids in NSW in March following an investigation into the supply of drugs, guns and explosives.

Following the raids by Strike Force Alistair, detectives arrested and charged 36 people who remain before the courts on drug, firearm and other offences.

Police were only able to reveal the discovery of the "safehouse" on Tuesday due to "operational reasons".


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