LATROBE VALLEY: Guns, explosives at Churchill
Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged a man after locating firearms and explosives in Churchill.
A search warrant was executed at a residential property in Churchillon Monday afternoon, June 23.
As part of the search, police located what appeared to be an improvised explosive device in a nearby area.
The area was cordoned off as a precaution and the Bomb Response Unit attended and rendered the device inert.
A 41-year-old Churchill man was charged with prohibited person use firearm, prohibited person possess two or more firearms, possess explosive substance, possess ammunition and commit indictable offence while on bail.
He was remanded to appear at Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court on June 25.
Detectives also seized six assorted firearms, two crossbows, two signal jammers and ammunition.

