Tasmania Police seized stolen property, vehicles, firearms, drugs and cash after a raid on a West Launceston house last night.
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Launceston Criminal Investigation Branch detectives and officers from the Northern Road and Public Order Service attended the address and conducted a search on Tuesday night.
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Also found was a homemade firearm, a quantity of cash, a small amount of drugs, other stolen property and two other vehicles wanted by police for other matters.
A Youngtown man, 28, and a Newnham woman, 34, were arrested at the scene and were detained at the Launceston Police Station while investigations and forensic examination continued.
Police charged the 28-year-old man with firearm offences, property offences, drug offences, attempted escape, assault police, resist police and breach of a Family Violence Order.
The 34-year-old woman was charged with firearm offences, drug offences, property offences and breach of bail.
Both individuals were detained to appear at the Launceston Magistrates Court on Wednesday night.
Anyone with information should contact Launceston CIB on 131444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Isobel Cootes
Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.
Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.
