Australian counter terrorism police charge two teens with weapons offences

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian counter terrorism police on Saturday charged two teenage men with selling weapons and drugs, but the public has been assured there is no imminent security threat associated with the arrest.

 

The two 18-year-old teenagers were arrested in a western suburb of Sydney on Friday evening and charged with 17 offences, including the unauthorised supply of firearms and firearm parts.

 

A staunch U.S. ally, Australia has been on heightened alert for attacks by home-grown radicals and militants since 2014, having suffered several "lone wolf" assaults. The country has seen a spate of arrests and charges against radicalised youths.

 

Members of the New South Wales (NSW) state police force, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the NSW Crime Commission were involved in the operation.

 

Both men have been refused bail and were due to appear in court on Saturday.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-07-01

Religion has no place in a civilized society.

5 hours of community service, is probably all they will get...They are just naughty little boys....  Next year they will be back again...probably on bigger charges.

 

Time to make an example of these two and start turning around what has been allowed to happen continuously in Australia.

19 hours ago, weegee said:

5 hours of community service, is probably all they will get...They are just naughty little boys....  Next year they will be back again...probably on bigger charges.

 

Time to make an example of these two and start turning around what has been allowed to happen continuously in Australia.

The two are charged with selling seven guns and 300g of cocaine to undercover officers, are members of known M.E. crime families, with terror suspects' connections. Don't believe your  own nonsense.

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Should be shown the door for in Australian activity.

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On 2017-7-1 at 8:17 AM, Thechook said:

Religion has no place in a civilized society.

As all civilisations appear to have religion, that would appear to be a fallacious statement. 

If they are connected to Terrorists groups in any way they and their parents should be DEPORTED.

 

42 minutes ago, SnakeBite said:

If they are connected to Terrorists groups in any way they and their parents should be DEPORTED.

 

Deport them to where? ...often they and their parents were born in Australia!