Air rifles and ammunition found at Tai Kok Tsui industrial building

Police were called to an industrial building in Tai Kok Tsui Wednesday night after a security guard found a batch of suspected rifles. Three men are being detained for further investigation.

The call came in at around 7 pm after a security guard spotted the firearms near a dumpster on the ground level of the On Yip Factory Building on 33 Ivy Street.

Officers found 13 firearms, suspected to be air rifles and around 100 rounds of ammunition that had been dumped at the scene.

Police located a unit inside the building suspected to be connected with the case after midnight and took away a wooden box, a piece of luggage, and several Styrofoam boxes to help with the investigation.

Sources said the unit was under renovation, and the construction workers had dumped the firearms earlier while clearing out the unit.  

The owner of the unit was said to have owned a license for possessing or dealing in arms or ammunition, but he had passed away more than ten years ago.

Three men, aged 22 to 37, had been detained early Thursday by the police for further inquiries on suspicion of possession of imitation firearms, possession of offensive weapons, and possession of ammunition without a license.

The case is now handled by the Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit.