Moree: More teenage boys charged over possessing violent extremist material in NSW country town
Two teenage boys have been charged with possessing violent extremist material after another 15yo from the same country town in NSW was arrested last month.
Two teenage boys have been charged with possessing violent extremist material following raids on homes in NSW’s rural northeast.
Officers executed search warrants at two homes in the regional town of Moree on Thursday, arresting two boys, aged 15 and 16.
It follows the arrest of another 15-year-old boy from the same area in March, who was charged with similar offences.
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The 15-year-old was charged with using a carriage service to transmit violent extremist material and knowingly collecting or making a document connected with terrorism.
The 16-year-old faces one charge of using a carriage service to possess violent extremist material.
The latest arrests stem from reports police received in December 2025 that a teenager was accessing extremist material online.
Police searched a home in Moree on March 27, arresting the 15-year-old and allegedly seizing a mobile phone, a ballistic-style vest and several notebooks.
Forensic examination of those items prompted the latest searches, police said.
The 15-year old who was arrested in March has been charged with using a carriage service to possess violent extremist material and possessing or using a prohibited weapon without a permit.
The two latest boys to be charged are due to appear before a children’s court on Friday.
Police urged anyone with information about extremist activity or possible threats to the community to come forward.
