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Police today (June 29) charged four men and a woman with possession of firearms without license.

They were arrested in Sham Shui Po on June 27 in an operation mounted by the Regional Crime Unit of Kowloon West in which two stun guns and some offensive weapons were seized.

They will appear in North Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (June 30).

The remaining seven men and two women also arrested during the operation for possession of offensive weapons have been released on bail pending further investigations.

Police Report No.3

Issued by PPRB

End/ 2120 hours, Sunday, June 29, 2003 (MH/KO)

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