Man arrested after 3D-printed firearm found at Elizabeth Downs

On Wednesday 1 July, officers from Northern District Volume Crime Section conducted a search of a home on Andrews Road.

During the search, police located a 3D-printed handgun and ammunition inside the property. The firearm and ammunition were seized for further examination.

A 24-year-old Elizabeth Downs man was arrested and charged with aggravated possession of a firearm without a licence, possession of ammunition, breach of bail and fail to answer a question relating to a firearm.

The man was refused police bail and is expected to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court today.

Investigations are continuin and police ask anyone with information about the manufacture, possession or distribution of illicit firearms to Crime Stoppers online at www.crimestopperssa.com.au or call 1800 333 000 – you can remain anonymous.

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