Firearms, Ammunition Seized After Lower Hutt Property Searched
Police executed a search warrant at an address on
Waddington Drive, Naenae,
this week at which a
number of firearms and ammunition were seized.
A
23-year-old male and 22-year-old female were arrested and
charged with
illegal possession of firearms and
ammunition, following the search on
Tuesday, 30
November.
Both will appear in Hutt Valley District Court next week.
Constable Jaime Fuller of Wellington
District Police says this operation was
a targeted
and planned search warrant and the public wasn’t at
risk.
“Police are committed to targeting anyone
illegally in the possession
of
firearms.
“We urge anyone in possession
of firearms they shouldn’t have to
surrender
them, or they will face
prosecution.”