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AOS Incident in Invercargill

At about 5 pm Saturday the Invercargill AOS were used to clear an address in Invercargill following a domestic incident.

A distraction device was used before entering the address in Wilfrid Street and was clearly heard by a number of the neighbours.

A loaded firearm was located at the address.

Following further enquiries a 40 year old Invercargill man was located at an address in Mary Street by the AOS and taken into custody.

The man will appear in the Invercargill District Court on Monday the 13th August and will face a number of charges.

No one was injured in the incident.

ENDS

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