Friday, 18 September 2015 - 3:45pm |
Auckland City

Two women charged with possession of ammunition following search warrant in Karaka Street

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Two women have been charged with possession of ammunition following a search warrant at a Karaka Street property in central Auckland this morning.

Officers from Auckland Central Police, assisted by the AOS, executed the warrant just before 6am this morning.

A search of the property uncovered around 375 rounds of varying ammunition inside the address and a further 7 shotgun rounds were found parked in a car outside.

¡°How and why the women have come to have this ammunition, and so much of it, is something that we¡¯ll be looking at closely and investigations into this will be ongoing¡± says Inspector Matt Srhoj, Auckland Central Police.

A 41 year-old woman has been charged with possession of the ammunition that was found inside the property and will appear in the Auckland District Court on Wednesday 23 September.

A 21 year-old woman has been charged in relation to the ammunition found in the car and will appear in the Auckland District Court on Thursday 24 September.

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Beth Bates/51½ÖÉä?