A man has been charged with firearm offences, after NSW Police allegedly seized five unregistered firearms in the state’s south.
About 10.15am on Tuesday 3 March 2026, officers attached to Murray River Police District Rural Crime Prevention Team with assistance from Murray River Police District detectives, executed a search warrant on a rural property in Koraleigh, about 70 kilometres south-east of Balranald.
Police allegedly located and seized five unregistered firearms, including four rifles and one shotgun, in the boot of a car on the property.
Ammunition was also allegedly seized from a shed.
A 34-year-old man was arrested and taken to Barham Police Station.
He was charged with 14 offences;
– Possess unauthorised firearm (five counts)
– Not keep firearm safely-not pistol/prohibited (five counts)
– Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority (three counts)
– Possess more than 3 unregistered firearms without licence/permit
He was granted conditional bail to appear in Moama Local Court on Friday 15 May 2026.
