Criminals using 3D printers to make guns, police say after organised crime raids

By Deborah Gough
Updated December 11 2016 - 11:08pm, first published 7:11pm
A number of people have been taken into custody. Photo: MARINA NEIL
A number of people have been taken into custody. Photo: MARINA NEIL
An officer searches the Jackson Road property. Photo: Paul Jeffers
An officer searches the Jackson Road property. Photo: Paul Jeffers
A raided property in Jackson Road, Noble Park North. Photo: Paul Jeffers
A raided property in Jackson Road, Noble Park North. Photo: Paul Jeffers
A man is taken into custody in Noble Park.  Photo: Supplied
A man is taken into custody in Noble Park. Photo: Supplied
 A property on Jacksons Road in Noble Park has been raided and arrests were made. Photo: Paul Jeffers
A property on Jacksons Road in Noble Park has been raided and arrests were made. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Evidence is removed from the scene in Jackson Road.  Photo: Paul Jeffers
Evidence is removed from the scene in Jackson Road. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Crime gangs are using 3D printers to make guns, in a disturbing trend in organised crime in Victoria.

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