Police have charged 627 people with more than 1300 offences during a four-day statewide operation targeting domestic and family violence.
Operation Amarok X ran from Wednesday 14 May to Saturday 17 May 2025, and involved officers from all police area commands and police districts across NSW.
Across the four days, 627 people were arrested and charged with 257 arrest warrants executed.
Police laid 1316 charges and conducted 1276 bail compliance checks and 12,926 apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO) compliance checks with a total of 535 breaches identified.
Officers conducted 125 firearms prohibition order (FPO) searches, with 100 firearms and 16 weapons seized.
About 9.50am last Friday (16 May 2025), officers attached to Lake Illawarra Region Enforcement Squad (RES) and Southern Region DVHROT attended at a unit on McGrath Avenue, Nowra, and served an FPO on the occupant, a 41-year-old man.
During a search of the home, officers seized a modified gel blaster, ammunition, knuckle dusters, methylamphetamine and cannabis.
The man was arrested and taken to Nowra Police Station where he was charged with contravene restriction in AVO (DV), and two counts of possess prohibited drug.
He appeared at Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday (17 May 2025), where he was formally refused bail to Nowra Local Court this Wednesday (21 May 2025).
Investigations ongoing in relation to the firearm and ammunition.
