Two teenage boys in Narre Warren were charged by the Southern Metro Region Crime Squad yesterday on Sunday 12 January for allegedly possessing drugs and a firearm.
Police were called to youths causing trouble at a Narre Warren shopping centre and arrested two males just after 1pm.
Officers searched a vehicle in the car park and allegedly located a knife, drugs, ammunition and a firearm.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with possessing a firearm, possessing a drug of dependence, two counts of handling stolen goods, possessing ammunition and other related offences and has been remanded in custody.
Another 17-year-old boy has been charged with also possessing a drug of dependence, resisting police and knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime and will appear at a children’s court at a alter date.