2 charged after police confiscate loaded ‘AK47-style’ gun found under South Auckland house

Two people are facing firearms charges after a fully-loaded AK47-style weapon was found inside a cupboard under a South Auckland house.

Police say the pair were spotted driving in a vehicle of interest on Puhinui Rd in Papatoetoe about 5.40pm yesterday.

Officers did not give chase when the driver fled but the Eagle later located the car on Redoubt Rd near Manukau City Centre.

Ground units cordoned the address, before police dogs tracked a person to a room beneath a house, where officers located a “fully loaded, semi-automatic AK-47-style firearm” and parts of a shotgun in a cupboard.

Counties Manukau West area prevention manager Inspector Mohammed Atiq confirmed a 27-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were arrested.

They were due to appear at Manukau District Court today charged with several counts, including unlawful possession of a prohibited firearm.