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‘Nothing of interest found’

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A police operation into “firearms prohibition orders” at two houses at Merrylands in western Sydney have come up empty handed. 

“Nothing of interest has been found,” a NSW police statement said of the raids conducted by the Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad.

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“The searches are being conducted under the powers of firearms prohibition orders which were previously served on a number of men linked to the addresses being searched,” a NSW police statement said.

Assistant Commissioner Mark Jenkins was due to speak to the media about the operation at 10.30am in Parramatta.

The two-story Lockwood St home raided was in the sights of investigators two months ago after Mr Cheng was shot dead outside the Parramatta police headquarters by 15-year-old Farhad Jabar.

It is believed to be the family home of 22-year-old Talal Alameddine, who is accused of providing the gun used in the fatal shooting of Mr Cheng on October 2.

Alameddine was arrested and released without charge after police raids on October 7.

He was re-arrested a week later and charged with supplying the gun, breaching a firearms prohibition order and hindering police.

Alameddine remains in police custody.

Last month, Alameddine’s lawyers applied for bail but Magistrate Margaret McGlynn refused, saying she believed he posed “a great threat to the safety of the community”.

Alameddine is due to appear in court next week.

Jabar was shot dead outside police headquarters on October 2 when officers returned fire.

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