Tonight two men are on remand after customs intercepted two disassembled AR-15 rifles with the parts spread out across 6 different barrels.
The barrels came via ship by a consolidator. It had been shipped from California weeks ago and were declared as motorcycle parts.
On a routine search of what was considered a commercial shipment - customs examiners found the found the disassembled weapon broken down into about 15 parts. They carried no serial numbers.
Police detained the person who came to pick up the shipment, and as a consequence two men were remanded to prison today.
Two Gardenia residents, 53 year old Dinsdale Flowers, and 55 year old Irene Dawson were charged with offenses of kept firearms without a gun license and illicit trafficking of firearm- both pleaded not guilty and were remanded to prison until March 13 2025.
Police say the weapons are an M4 Carbine and another rifle with no serial number. They were allegedly intended for a local city gang.
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