The man was arrested and taken to Wagga Police Station. Photo: NSW Police.
Police have charged a man over the alleged manufacture of explosive devices, as well as firearm, weapon and drug offences, following an investigation in the Riverina.
At about 8 am on Thursday (August 20), Southern Region Enforcement Squad police stopped and searched a 30-year-old man in Wagga Wagga, allegedly locating and seizing a small quantity of cocaine and MDMA.
The man was arrested and taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station.
Police subsequently executed a search warrant at a home in Wagga Wagga, where officers allegedly located two improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Officers from the Police Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit responded and, after processing the devices, declared the location safe.
Police continued their search and allegedly located ammunition, a slam gun, described as a privately made firearm, BB pellets, cannabis seeds and two vials of testosterone.
Police also seized ammunition. Photo: NSW Police.
The 30-year-old man was charged with 16 offences, including two counts of manufacturing a military-style weapon without a permit, four counts of possessing a prohibited drug and eight counts of possessing ammunition without holding a licence, permit or authority.
He was also charged with possessing an unregistered firearm that was not a pistol or prohibited firearm, and contravening a prohibition or restriction in an AVO (domestic).
The man appeared before Bail Court Division 5 on Friday, August 21, where he was formally refused bail.
He is due to appear in Wagga Wagga Local Court on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
