More Than 20 Guns, Mortar Shell Uncovered After Robbery in Melbourne

The alleged discoveries form part of officers’ investigation into an armed robbery at a licensed premises on Dandenong Road at Mulgrave on Nov. 3.

A police car is parked outside the East Melbourne police station in Victoria, Australia, on Oct. 27, 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

Police have slapped 10 people with more than 130 charges and discovered a massive haul of weapons in the aftermath of a robbery in Melbourne.

As part of a months-long investigation, detectives uncovered a military mortar shell at parkland in Mount Waverley and came away with 22 guns, five imitation firearms, gun parts, ammunition, explosives, an electronic jammer and knuckle dusters following raids in Melbourne’s north and southeast.