3 Feb 2013

Uzi submachine gun seized in raid

6:28 am on 3 February 2013

Police have seized an Uzi submachine gun and ammunition during a series of raids in Sydney.

AAP reports the Firearms and Organised Crime Squad executed a search warrant at a business about 8.30am (AEDT) on Friday at Campbelltown.

As well as a 9mm Uzi, a magazine containing approximately 15 rounds and a further 40 rounds of 9mm bullets were seized.

Uzi is an Israeli military submachine gun model. The weapon will undergo ballistic and forensic examinations while inquiries continue about its ownership.