Griffith man Donald Campbell convicted on firearms charges

Murrumbidgee Police District seized prohibited weapons, firearms and drugs. Photo: NSW Police.

Griffith man Donald Campbell has been convicted and sentenced to a community correction order following a statewide drugs and firearms operation in April.

The 31-year-old fronted Griffith Local Court on 8 June charged with possessing an unregistered firearm and not keeping a firearm safely.

Magistrate Trevor Khan convicted and sentenced Campbell to a 12-month community correction order, which commenced on 8 June.

The Griffith man is to be supervised by a community correction officer at Griffith Community Corrections District Office for the period of the correction order.

Campbell must perform 80 hours of community service work and report to Community Corrections within 48 hours.

Campbell and two other Griffith men were arrested along with 641 people across NSW for various alleged offences as part of a four-day high-impact operation from 19 April to 22 April by NSW Police.

Detectives from Murrumbidgee Police District conducted a firearms prohibition order/weapon prohibition order search at a Griffith home where they suspected a wanted man was present.

During the search, police allegedly located and seized a .22 calibre pump action rifle, ammunition and a replica rifle (gel blaster), as well as prohibited drugs, cash and paraphernalia consistent with drug supply.

Operation Amarok II, an intelligence-based policing strategy led by each region’s Domestic Violence High-Risk Offender Teams (DVHROT), involved officers from all police area commands and police districts in NSW, as well as various proactive and specialist units.

Following Operation Amarok II, 1108 charges were laid and, of those arrested, 314 were identified among NSW’s most dangerous domestic violence offenders and 164 of those had outstanding warrants for violent offences.

Following Operation Amarok II, 1108 charges were laid and, of those arrested, 314 were identified among NSW’s most dangerous domestic violence offenders and 164 of those had outstanding warrants for violent offences.

Officers also applied for and served 45 new firearms prohibition orders (FPOs) and conducted 145 searches at properties linked to those who are subject to FPOs.

In total, police seized 23 firearms and 45 prohibited weapons, as well as various types of illicit drugs located with 121 detections.