The police are ramping up efforts to remove illegal guns and ammunition from the country’s streets.
To this end, six men are currently in police custody for the unlawful possession of a firearm and several rounds of matching ammunition.
Police say the men are being questioned after officers, who were carrying out mobile patrols in Grays Farm following Saturday’s fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man in the area, found the illegal items.
Reports are that on Sunday, March 30 police — during the exercise — observed a group of men near Hoppers’ Playing Field and the weapon and bullets were found among them after officers decided to conduct a search.
They were all arrested and taken into custody where they remain assisting the police with ongoing investigations into the discovery.
