Drug & Firearms Squad detectives are appealing for public information following the discovery of two firearms and numerous 3D-printed firearm parts from a property in the state\u2019s Hunter Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strike Force Leeville is an investigation led by State Crime Command\u2019s Drug & Firearms Squad into the manufacture of firearms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following inquiries under Strike Force Leeville, about 3.15pm on Tuesday 23 September 2025, strike force detectives \u2013 with assistance from Hunter Valley Police District \u2013 searched a property in Barnsley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the search, police located a toolbox in the garage containing two rifles and numerous 3D printed firearm parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The items were seized to undergo further forensic examination and a 59-year-old man at the property was spoken to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As investigations under Strike Force Leeville continue, police are urging anyone with information about the ownership or origins of the firearms to come forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Drug & Firearms Squad detectives are appealing for public information following the discovery of two firearms and numerous 3D-printed firearm parts from a property in the state\u2019s Hunter Region. Strike Force Leeville is an investigation led by State Crime Command\u2019s Drug & Firearms Squad into the manufacture of firearms. Following inquiries under Strike Force Leeville, … Continue reading “Appeal for information following discovery of toolbox of firearms in Hunter Region”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35103,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35102\/revisions\/35103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}