Loaded guns, 11,000 cannabis plants, 4kg of edibles seized in raid on gang lands
Police arrested 25 people in the five-day operation.
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Western Bay Cricket: Baaj Sports to keep Don Warner Trophy for winter
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Building evacuated after discovery of 'potential explosive threat'
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