Homemade firearms found in Waroona

Two men have been charged after police stopped a car in Waroona and found three home-made guns, ammunition, a knife and prohibited drugs.

Police stopped a Nissan utility on the South Western Highway near James Road at about 8:30pm on Wednesday.

As a result of searching the vehicle, police located three home-made guns, ammunition, a knife and prohibited drugs in the vehicle.

A 25 year old man from Dwellingup has been charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful manufacture of a firearm, possess a prohibited weapon and one count of possessing drug paraphernalia.

A 38 year old man from Pinjarra has been charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm.

Both will appear in Mandurah Magistrates Court on August 29.

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