Police have arrested three men over the theft of 40 shotguns and rifles from a Newcastle storage facility last December.
In the biggest gun heist in the Hunter's history, Fairfax Media reports detectives from Strike Force Eddonville have managed to recover at least 33 of the missing guns stolen from a Kennards storage facility in Newcastle West.
Police had feared the weapons could be sold on the black market and end up in the hands of criminals.
The three men now face the courts on a range of charges including burglary and property offences.
