A 26-year-old Darley man is among three people who have been charged, after allegedly firing paintball-style pellets overnight.
Police in Werribee received multiple reports of a black Mazda sedan driving around with the occupants allegedly using a gel blaster firing pellets towards road workers and people at service stations between 9.30 and 11pm Thursday.
Uniform police and highway patrol patrolled the area before officers found a car travelling on Cherry St Werribee which matched the description at 11.05pm.
Police intercepted the car and arrested three men without incident.
Members found pellets and a loaded gel blaster in the back of the car.
The Darley man – plus two men from Werribee, aged 22 and 23 have all been charged with being a prohibited person possessing a firearm.
The trio were bailed to appear before Werribee Magistrates’ Court on April 22.
No one was injured
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Main image: Examples of gel blasters illegal in Canberra. Photo: ACT Police