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Two Vic men charged, 18 guns, drugs seized

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Two men are behind bars after police seized 18 guns in Melbourne, as well as cash, the drug ice and chemicals linked to drug manufacturing.

A Deer Park man, 45, and a 32-year-old Glen Waverly man were charged with drug and firearm offences, and dealing with the proceeds of crime, at an out-of-sessions hearing on Sunday.

The pair have been remanded in custody.

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Police say they found one gun, a silencer, and the drug ice while searching the men's car after they were pulled over in Wallan about 5am on Sunday.

Officers then searched a Springvale factory, where they found 13 firearms and what is believed to be precursor chemicals.

Police found a further four guns and a large amount of cash at a home in Deer Park.

Two women, both Korean nationals, were also being questioned, Victoria Police said in a statement.

The men will appear before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Monday.

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