Two people have been arrested on the East Coast over the illegal possession of firearms, including a number of homemade guns.
On Wednesday, police were called to a family harm incident at a Flaxmere home. After issuing a search warrant, police seized six homemade guns.
A 23-year-old man has been charged with six counts of illegal possession of a firearm and assault with a weapon.
He is due to reappear in Hastings District Court on Monday June 26.
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In a separate incident yesterday, police executed a search warrant at a Havelock North home.
Two guns and a large amount of ammunition were seized from the address.
A 20-year-old man was arrested and received multiple gun-related charges.
He is due to reappear in Hastings District Court today.
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