Authorities have seized more than 1,000 firearms and gun parts in a crackdown on the spread of illicit weapons in Australia and New Zealand .

The week-long transnational operation led to more than 180 arrests, according to Australian Border Force, and the seizure of 281 privately manufactured firearms and parts, including those made by 3D printers.

In New South Wales, police located multiple 3D printers alongside glock-style pistols, magazines and 3D-printed holsters, among other items.

A Guardian investigation in September tracked the growing challenges posed to Australia’s gun control regime, including the trade of stolen firearms and the emergence of 3D-printed firearms across the country.

NSW police said they arrested 45 people and seized 518 firearms and firearm parts as part o

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