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Abe Maddison

Missile launcher, firearms 'scrap metal', says accused

A man has faced court charged with stealing a decommissioned surface-to-air missile launcher. (HANDOUT/SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE)

A man charged with stealing a decommissioned missile launcher and a cache of firearm parts has told a court he thought they were scrap metal. 

Police seized the empty surface-to-air missile launcher, an empty missile carrier and a large number of firearm parts including rifle barrels, magazines, firing pins and trigger assemblies, during a search of a home in South Plympton, in Adelaide's southern suburbs, on Saturday.

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