In a significant development, two men have been charged following the seizure of more than 300 prohibited weapons in an ongoing investigation under Strike Force Dudi.
This investigation was initiated by the South Sydney Police Area Command in March 2024, following an affray involving multiple individuals on Elizabeth Street, Waterloo.
Since the establishment of Strike Force Dudi, several individuals have been charged and are currently before the courts. During the course of the investigation, officers discovered that prohibited weapons were allegedly being sold from businesses in Haymarket.
Yesterday (Thursday 18 July 2024), the investigation reached a crucial point when officers executed search warrants at businesses on Hay Street, Haymarket, and homes in Amos Street, Westmead, and Shepherd Street, Cherrybrook.
The searches resulted in the seizure of over 300 prohibited weapons, including flick knives, sheath knives, butterfly knives, Zombie knives, push daggers, and concealed blades.
Two men, aged 45 and 60, were arrested in Haymarket and subsequently taken to Day Street Police Station. They have been charged with multiple offences, including:
- Possessing or using a prohibited weapon without a permit
- Selling a prohibited weapon to a person without a permit
- Dealing, buying, or manufacturing a prohibited weapon without a permit
- Buying a prohibited weapon without authorisation to possess it
- Contravening section 23A on three or more separate occasions
- Possessing or using a prohibited weapon without a permit
Both men were refused bail and are scheduled to appear at Downing Centre Local Court today (Friday 19 July 2024) and investigations under Strike Force Dudi are ongoing.
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