Police officers on a routine patrol arrested two gang members for unlawful possession of a shotgun overnight.
About 1am local officers noticed a breach of the local liquor ban in Hamilton’s CBD.
A vehicle was searched as a result and a firearm and Mongrel Mob patch were recovered.
Two men, aged 26 and 30, have been charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm and are due to appear in Hamilton District Court on 26 September.
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