OFF THE WIRE
A man has been charged after police found a sawn-off rifle in a western Sydney home.
Police executed a search warrant on Friday at the Blacktown home and found the shortened .22 calibre rifle, two bullets, a rifle scope, handcuffs plus a folding blade with a pistol grip.
A 37-year-old man was arrested and taken to Blacktown police station where he was charged with multiple firearm offences.
He was bail refused to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.
A NSW Police spokeswoman said the arrest was not linked to the dawn raids conducted by Strike Force Kinnarra on Friday in an attempt to end a spate of drive-by shootings.
More than 160 officers raided 18 western Sydney properties linked to members and associates of the warring Nomads and Hells Angels bikie gxxgs.
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