NT Police Regional Crime Command has charged a 34-year-old male after he assaulted a man and was found in possession of an illegally manufactured firearm.

On 6 May, police received reports of a male physically assaulting another male and threatening him with a knife in relation to an ongoing altercation between the pair.

The following day, police conducted a random traffic apprehension on a vehicle belonging to the alleged offender and he returned a positive roadside drug test. He was also in possession of a less than Traffickable quantity of a schedule 2 dangerous drug.

Police conducted searches on several dwellings at the alleged offender’s property and subsequently seized ammunition and a disassembled firearm. The male he has since been charged with:

• Aggravated Assault
• Driver with Prohibited Drug in Body
• Possess / Use firearm whilst unlicensed
• Unlawfully manufacture firearm
• Possess or use prohibited firearm
• Possess less than traffickable schedule 2 dangerous drug
• Possess ammunition without a permit/license
• Failure to meet storage requirements x2
• Possess unregistered firearm
• Unlawfully modify or repair firearm

He was remanded to appear in Tennant Creek Local Court on Monday 12 May 2025.