Greenvale man charged

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A Greenvale man is among 10 people who have been charged as police seized 22 firearms following an armed robbery at a licensed premises in Mulgrave in November last year.

Police executed seven warrants on Thursday afternoon at residential addresses in Clayton South, Roxburgh Park, Greenvale, Keysborough, Moorabbin and Rowville as well as a storage facility in Mordialloc.

Seven people were later arrested with six of them being charged.

A 30-year-old Greenvale man was among them, charged with 11 firearms and drug offences,

A 29-year-old Clayton South man, A 30-year-old Clayton South man and a 29-year-old Keysborough man all face more than 25 charges.

The five men who were charged were all set to face court on Friday.

Police also attended parkland in Mount Waverley after it was identified a military mortar shell had been buried there.

Three warrants were previously executed on November 21 at addresses in Oakleigh South, Clayton South and Highett.

A 28-year-old Oakleigh South man was charged with possess methylamphetamine, two counts of prohibited person possess firearm, possess unregistered general category handgun, possess ammunition and commit indictable offence on bail.

A 31-year-old Oakleigh South woman was also arrested at the address for possess drugs of dependence. She was released and is expected to be charged on summons.

A 29-year-old Clayton South man was charged with prohibited person possess a firearm, possess unregistered general category handgun, two counts of handle stolen goods, possess ammunition, possess methylamphetamine, possess prohibited weapon and cultivate cannabis.