Hundreds of Military-Grade AK-47 Rifles May Be in Australia

Border control expert says weapons unlikely to be illegal imports

Victorian police arrested 14 suspects, aged between 14 and 26, following a number of armed carjackings and home invasions on Aug. 9 and 10, 2018, at 10 separate properties across Melbourne. They recovered an AK-47 at one of the properties. Credit: Victoria Police

Following two recent finds of military-grade AK-47 rifles in the hands of young suspects in Victoria, Australia, a former Border Force commissioner estimates there could be hundreds, even up to 1,000 of these weapons in the country.

“That goes across those that are dormant or in collections. And probably some in the hands of crooks,” he said, The Herald Sun reported.