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Four men will face court today charged with a combined 149 drug and firearm-related offences following an extensive investigation by Tuggerah Lakes police.
In April 2026, officers attached to the Tuggerah Lakes Police District’s Proactive Crime Team established Strike Force Twizz to investigate alleged drug supply offences in the Tuggerah Lakes area.
During the investigation, police identified multiple drug supply offences across the Central Coast and Newcastle.
The investigation also revealed the manufacture of privately-made firearms and homemade explosive devices.
Yesterday (Thursday 12 November 2026), strike force detectives – assisted by Northern Region Operations, the Tactical Operations Unit, Tactical Operations Regional Support, Raptor Squad, Dog Unit, Police Negotiators, and the Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit – attended locations across the Central Coast, Lake Macquarie and Newcastle as part of the investigation.
About 10.45am, two men – aged 35 and 37 – were arrested at Killarney Vale as a result of a coordinated arrest operation.
Later in the day, a third man – aged 29 – was arrested in Waratah, and a fourth man – aged 28 – was arrested in Kincumber.
Officers subsequently executed search warrants at homes in Killarney Vale, Sunshine, Waratah and Kincumber.
During the searches, police located and seized several items of interest including prohibited drugs, prohibited weapons, 10 privately-made shotguns, a further seven firearms, as well as ammunition, homemade explosive devices, and electronics.
The 37-year-old Sunshine man was charged with 80 offences,
- Manufacture prohibited weapon without a permit (16 counts)
- Sell prohibited weapon to person without permit etc (16 counts)
- Possess unauthorised pistol (three counts)
- Possess unauthorised prohibited firearm
- Supply prohibited drug less than or equal to small quantity (two counts)
- Supply, give ammunition to person not authorised etc
- Manufacture prohibited firearm without licence/permit (15 counts)
- Supply prohibited firearm to unauthorised person (17 counts)
- Supply prohibited drug greater than small and less than or equal to indictable quantity (three counts)
- Supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis
- Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority
- Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit (three counts), and
- Possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority.
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 6 today (Friday 13 November 2026).
The 35-year-old Killarney Vale man was charged with 55 offences,
- Supply prohibited drug less than or equal to small quantity (five counts)
- Supply prohibited drug greater than small and less than or equal to indictable quantity
- Supply prohibited drug greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity (six counts)
- Supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis
- Intentionally import prohibited tier 2 goods
- Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit (two counts)
- Sell prohibited weapon to person without permit etc (19 counts)
- Contravene section 23A on 3 or more separate occasions
- Acquire prohibited firearm supplier not authorised etc
- Supply prohibited firearm to unauthorised person (13 counts)
- Supply, give ammunition to person not authorised etc
- Supply unregistered firearm-not pistol/prohibited firearm (four counts)
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 6 today (Friday 13 November 2026).
The 29-year-old Waratah man was charged with eight offences,
- Supply, give ammunition to person not authorised etc
- Supply prohibited drug less than or equal to small quantity
- Supply prohibited drug greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity (three counts)
- Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit, and
- Possess prohibited drug (two counts).
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 2 today (Friday 13 November 2026).
The 28-year-old Kincumber man was charged with six offences,
- Supply prohibited drug greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity (three counts)
- Possess DECCD to commit etc serious criminal activity (two counts), and
- Knowingly deal with proceeds of crime.
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 6 today (Friday 13 November 2026).
Inquiries are continuing under Strike Force Twizz.
