Man charged after police find homemade gun during arrest in NSW
A man has been charged after he was allegedly caught with a homemade gun in southern New South Wales.
At about 3.30pm on Tuesday, police were called to Wattle Way in Albury over reports of a man with a weapon.
The man fled from police, jumping a fence in Fern Place.
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Police arrested a man in Albury and found a homemade gun in a backpack. NSW Police
A short time later, police arrested a 20-year-old man at a home in Jacaranda Street.
Police allegedly found a backpack that contained a homemade gun, ammunition, and housebreaking implements.
They also allegedly recovered a number of items reported as stolen.
The man was charged with firearm and property offences and appeared in court yesterday.
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