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A random baggage check at Cairns airport has uncovered a huge stash of weapons carried by a fourteen-year-old boy in his check-in baggage.
Fourteen knives, 3000 rounds of ammunition, two pistols and throwing blades were discovered in the weapons cache.
Police allege the boy had stolen the weapons from a gun shop in Karratha in northern Western Australia but do not know what the teenager planned to do with them.
The pair had already flown to Cairns from Western Australia, with the weapons passing undetected through two airports, including the main terminal in Perth.
Originally posted by TheKingsVillian
Getting around xrays at airports is not hard.
Originally posted by VIKINGANT
OK..so this is disturbing enough on its own, but my main concern is..
The pair had already flown to Cairns from Western Australia, with the weapons passing undetected through two airports, including the main terminal in Perth.
Makes me feel a hell of a lot safer with the upgrades in airport security. :shk:
Police have charged a 63-year-old Karratha firearms dealer with multiple offences following an incident that saw two boys fly across the country carrying an arsenal of ammunition and weapons. The boys, aged 14 and 11, were picked up in Cairns earlier this month after flying from Karratha allegedly carrying two stolen handguns, knives and ammunition. The case triggered a major security alert and led to licensing crime squad detectives attending a licensed firearm dealership in Karratha. As a result of the inquiries police have charged the man, a licensed firearm dealer, with failing to lodge returns of firearm transactions; failing to keep firearms safe while not trading; and failing to keep ammunition safe while not trading. He will appear in the Karratha Magistrate’s Court on April 29.