Police seized 603 firearms during a coordinated week of raids aimed at stripping illicit weapons from the streets in Australia and New Zealand. Operation Athena brought together police from every Australian state and territory, New Zealand, and a range of federal agencies to disrupt firearms trafficking, target criminal networks and stop weapons reaching offenders. The national week of action ran from 19 to 25 October. Agencies identified targets, executed 221 search warrants, carried out 295 Firearm Prohibition Order compliance searches and completed 1,257 firearm storage inspections. Among the operations, Victoria Police worked with Australian Border Force after intelligence about the importation of firearm manufacturing components. On 21 October in Pakenham, police executed a search warrant and seized 41 exhibits, including homemade firearms, a 3D printer, firearm parts and ammunition. Fifty people were arrested and 243 charges were laid in Victoria. Illicit Firearms Squad detectives also conducted 140 firearm storage compliance checks and issued 16 Firearm Prohibition Orders. Nationally, 207 people were arrested and 941 charges were laid. Police seized firearms across Australia including 115 in Victoria, 54 in NSW, 52 in South Australia, 84 in Queensland, 114 in Western Australia, 81 in the Northern Territory and 13 in Tasmania. Victoria Police said the operation demonstrated the impact of multi-agency intelligence sharing and cooperation, and warned that privately manufactured and 3D-printed weapons are changing the firearms landscape.