Law enforcement agencies across Australia and New Zealand seized 603 firearms during a week of coordinated action targeting illicit weapons. Operation Athena ran from 19 to 25 October and involved police from every Australian state and territory, New Zealand, and a range of federal agencies. Officials say they used intelligence-led policing to disrupt firearms trafficking, target criminal networks and stop weapons reaching offenders. Nationally, police carried out 221 search warrants, completed 295 Firearm Prohibition Order compliance searches and performed 1,257 firearm storage inspections. Alongside the 603 whole firearms seized, police recovered additional items, including firearm parts and imitation firearms, and laid 941 charges. In Victoria, authorities seized 115 firearms, 166 firearm parts and 10 imitation firearms. Fifty people were arrested and 243 charges were laid. Victoria Police also conducted 140 firearm storage compliance checks and issued 16 Firearm Prohibition Orders. Illicit Firearms Squad detectives in Victoria worked with Australian Border Force in Pakenham on 21 October after intelligence about firearm manufacturing components being imported. Police executed a search warrant and seized 41 exhibits, including homemade firearms, a 3D printer, firearm parts and ammunition. A 23-year-old man was arrested and charged with 12 offences, including possessing a large traffickable quantity of unregistered firearms, manufacturing a handgun without a licence, possessing a suppressor and possessing ammunition without a licence. Nationally, 207 people were arrested during the operation. Details of court outcomes were not provided, but the investigation continues with agencies working with partners to disrupt the supply of illicit firearms.