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Weapons Cache Discovered on Rural South Australia Property

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A South Australian man is facing a raft of serious charges after a cache of buried weapons was uncovered on his Flinders Ranges property yesterday.

Police, including officers from the Serious Firearm Crime Investigation Section, went to the man’s property as part of an investigation into the theft of guns from a Quorn property 18 months ago.

Officers searched the property north of Quorn – over 300km north of Adelaide – extensively.

The cache was discovered buried under a wool bail and logs. (SA Police)
Police seized five rifles, a pistol and a large amount of ammunition. (SA Police)

They found five rifles, a pistol and numerous rounds of ammunition buried under a wool bale and logs.

The weapons were seized and will be forensically examined.

The 33-year-old property owner was arrested and has been charged with serious criminal trespass, theft, and breaching an intervention order.

He’s also facing a number of weapons charges, including aggravated possession of a prescribed firearm, which carries a maximum 15-year jail term.

He was refused police bail ahead of his appearance in the Port Augusta Magistrates Court later today.

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