POLICE have charged a man with weapons offences after allegedly locating three firearms in a vehicle with stolen number plates in Frankston South.
Frankston police were conducting routine patrols as part of Operation Trinity when they observed a Volkswagen Golf sedan parked on Frankston-Flinders Road just before 2am on Friday 8 March. Checks identified the licence plates as being stolen and the male driver, 34, was arrested at the scene.
During a search of the vehicle, police allegedly uncovered three pistols and ammunition in the rear footwell.
It will be alleged one of the pistols was home made, another had been 3D printed and a gel blaster had been converted into a firearm. Further checks revealed the vehicle’s true registration had allegedly expired. The Baxter man was charged with three counts of prohibited person possess firearm, as well as possess ammunition, handle stolen goods, drive whilst disqualified, drive unregistered motor vehicle, and possess dangerous article.
He was expected to face Frankston Magistrates’ Court the same day. A 27-year-old woman passenger was released pending further inquiries.
First published in the Mornington News – 12th March 2024
