Overview

• Over five days, officers executed warrants at 70 properties of licensed owners linked to sovereign‑citizen beliefs, drawn from a list of about 1,000 identified adherents statewide.
• Police confiscated 135 firearms and cancelled or suspended 44 licences, with immediate cancellations where sovereign‑citizen claims were recorded in court or police documents.
• Seven people were charged with 18 offences including unsafe firearm storage, unlawful possession of ammunition, possessing prohibited suppressors, and cannabis offences.
• WA Police said responsible firearm owners provided key tip‑offs, released footage of the raids, and are continuing fitness assessments for remaining licence holders.
• Authorities say the operation followed the August killings of two Victorian officers, and alleged shooter Dezi Freeman remains at large.