More than 1,000 guns and parts seized in illicit weapon crackdown in Australia and New Zealand

Firearms and gun parts seized by police during a week-long operation targeting the spread of illicit weapons in Australia and New Zealand. Photograph: NSW police

Authorities have seized more than 1,000 firearms and gun parts in a crackdown on the spread of illicit weapons in Australia and New Zealand.

The week-long transnational operation led to more than 180 arrests, according to Australian Border Force, and the seizure of 281 privately manufactured firearms and parts, including those made by 3D printers.