BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 16 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release:

North Brisbane Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) detectives with the assistance of Public Safety Response Team (PSRT) and intel units, have charged three men in relation to a stolen firearm investigation.

On February 11, police received a report of firearms being stolen from a Carseldine address overnight.

It will be alleged offenders broke into a property being renovated; no occupants were home at the time of the offence.

It is further alleged offenders discovered a compliant gun safe and went to significant efforts to force the safe open before stealing firearms and a military style bayonet.

It will be alleged the victim and offenders wer...