Firearm seized following vehicle stop - Lismore

Thursday, 05 November 2026 11:16:09 AM

A man will face court today charged with drug and firearm offences following a vehicle stop near Lismore overnight.

Shortly after midnight (Thursday 5 November 2026), officers from the Tweed/Byron Police District Proactive Crime Team were patrolling the Goonellabah area when they stopped an unregistered vehicle in a carpark on Wallerawang Drive.

While speaking to the driver, officers observed a firearm in the cabin of vehicle and immediately arrested the man.

During a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers seized a double barrel shotgun, ammunition, pocketknife, slingshot, and 0.7g methamphetamine.

The 49-year-old man was taken to Lismore Police Station where he was charged with eight offences,

• Possess unauthorised firearm
• Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority
• Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit
• Custody of knife in public place
• Possess prohibited drug
• Goods in personal custody suspected stolen
• Use unregistered registrable Class A motor vehicle on road, and
• Not keep firearm safely.

He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 1 today (Thursday 5 November 2026).