Stolen navy firearms recovered as man arrested
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing after police arrested a 40-year-old man on Saturday and recovered weapons stolen from a Navy patrol boat moored at HMAS Coonawarra.
A dozen semi-automatic pistols and two pump-action shotguns were taken from the ship's armoury after a crewman was overpowered on board the Armidale-class patrol boat Bathurst on Thursday night.
Detectives for the Major and Serious Crime Squad raided a Darwin city unit about 2:30pm (ACST) on Saturday and recovered all the weapons.
Officers arrested a 40-year-old man at the inner city apartment.
NT Police Commander Richard Bryson says police do not yet know what role the man allegedly played in the armed robbery.
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