Police have seized firearms, ammunition and drugs during a search warrant at a Te Kamo property.
Whangārei CIB were executing a search warrant on Mcmillan Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.
“Police were making enquiries into a family harm matter when the discovery of illegal items were made,” Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer says.
“We have located a bolt action .22 rifle, a sawn-off shotgun and a range of ammunition.”
Police also located a large quantity of packaged cannabis and cash.
Detective Senior Sergeant Pilmer says two occupants at the address were arrested, with various items seized by staff.
A 46-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman have been jointly charged over the finds, and will appear in the Whangārei District Court.
They have been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and a pistol, unlawful possession of ammunition, and possession of cannabis for supply.
“It’s a great outcome for the wider community that these firearms are no longer in circulation, and the pair charged will now be put before the courts,” Detective Senior Sergeant Pilmer says.
The pair wouldn’t need to have guns to protect themselves from other drug dealers if weed was decriminalised.
They wouldn’t be selling weed either because those that wanted to consume, could grow their own without fear of a criminal charge and, less fear of anyone else standing over them for it.