More than 1000 guns and parts have been seized in a transnational dedicated week of action against 3D-printed homemade guns .

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Investigators arrested 184 people and laid 854 charges between October 13 and 19 as Australian and New Zealand police shared real-time intelligence to monitor suspects and importations.

NSW Police Detective Superintendent John Watson said criminals were innovating, "and so are we".

"The rise of 3D-printed weapons demands a new kind of policing, one that blends traditional enforcement with cutting-edge forensic and digital capabilities," the Illicit Firearms Working Group national chair said.

"These operations aren

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