OFF THE WIRE
Megan Levy
smh.com.au
Facebook toddler holds loaded gun The Keilor Downs man behind a Facebook photo showing a toddler wielding a gun is arrested.
A Melbourne man charged with firearms offences had posted photographs on his Facebook page of a toddler aiming a loaded gun at the camera.Taskforce Echo detectives last night arrested Adam Moutsopoulos, who has links to an outlaw motorcycle gang, and raided his St Albans home where they allegedly discovered guns and a silencer.
The 29-year-old had allegedly posted a number of photographs on his Facebook page featuring firearms.
One shows a young girl sucking a dummy and holding a gun with two bullets visible in the chamber, while another shows a heavily tattooed man with a gun in the waistband of his pants.
Moutsopoulos has been remanded in custody and will face Melbourne Magistrates Court on August 5.
After a two-month investigation, detectives arrested him in Keilor Downs at 5pm yesterday.
An hour later they executed a search warrant on his St Albans home where they seized a number of weapons.
Moutsopoulos was charged with five firearm offences including being a prohibited person in possession of an unregistered firearm, possessing an unregistered handgun and possessing a silencer.
Detective Sergeant Shane Cashman said Taskforce Echo was working in partnership with the Australian Federal Police to reduce the number of guns owned by outlaw motorcycle gangs and their associates.
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