29-05-2025
Woman charged as police find explosives, chemicals and detonators in Cranbourne home
A 26-year-old woman is in custody after police allegedly discovered large quantities of explosives during an investigation into stolen cars in the Frankston area.
Police allegedly discovered 15 kilograms of explosives, more than 40kg of chemicals used to make explosives and more than 60 detonators when detectives searched a home in Cranbourne linked to Zarna Barbar on Wednesday morning.
The bomb squad was called in to "render the items safe", police said.
Ms Barbar appeared at the Frankston Magistrates Court on Thursday morning, charged with offences including possessing an explosive substance, possessing ammunition, theft of a motor vehicle and trafficking a drug of dependence.
Her lawyer, Zarah Garde-Wilson, told the court Ms Barbar was "withdrawing from methylamphetamine and GHB".
Ms Garde-Wilson said her client had also previously been diagnosed with depression.
Magistrate Charles Tan remanded Ms Barbar in custody until her next hearing on June 18.
