Moree alleged housefire and gun theft: Steven John Howard and Thomas Morley charged by Moree police

Thomas Morley, 19, and Steven John Howard, 32, were both refused bail at Moree Local Court on Tuesday.

Police allege the pair were involved in a suspicious fire that destroyed a home at Bullarah.

New England Police District officers claim to have seized a number of firearms, 4000 rounds of ammunition and two cars that were allegedly stolen from the property before it burned down.

About 3pm on Monday, officers found Howard at a vacant industrial shed on the corner of Gosport and Thompson streets at Moree.

He was taken to Moree Police Station and charged with two counts of supplying a firearm to a person unauthorised to possess it; supply ammunition to an unauthorised person; receiving or disposing of stolen property. He has not entered any pleas.

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Morley pleaded guilty to acquiring a firearm while subject to a prohibition order and acquiring ammunition subject to a prohibition order. He has pleaded not guilty to larceny; break and enter with intent to steal; dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception; possession a loaded firearm in a public place; possession of ammunition without a licence and owner not identify identity of driver or passenger. The pair return to court in September.

Another man and woman were arrested and charged on Sunday and remain before the courts.

Police investigations recovered 14 firearms, a large amount of ammunition and a suspected stolen quad bike.

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