Wollongong gun shop owner Shane Simpson pleads guilty to fraudulently on-selling hundreds of weapons over a five-year period, including to underworld figures.
Court documents today revealed the elaborate way Simpson distribute the firearms on the black market.
He would then fraudulently update the NSW Firearms Registry to show he sold the firearms to interstate arms dealers, but they had no knowledge of this and never received the weapons. Simpson admitted he would use an angle grinder to remove the serial number from the guns, making them difficult for authorities to trace.Strike Force Myosoti was established to investigate the movement of firearms between states, and used forensic analysis to link Simpson with weapons used in crimes across the country.
Ten of the guns he sold were later linked to serious criminal activity, including the alleged murder of Mr Anderson and a drive-by shooting in Greystanes.
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