Two men charged after allegedly bringing guns stashed in their pants into the MCG during AFL clash attended by 82,000 fans

Two men person been charged with bringing loaded firearms into the MCG during a packed AFL clash attended by much than 80,000 fans. 

Police allegedly discovered the firearms aft the men, aged 21 and 27, refused to travel directions to permission the stadium for atrocious behaviour during Thursday's game. 

The find has sparked questions arsenic to however the men were capable to bypass the stadium's information to be the lucifer betwixt Collingwood and Carlton, which attracted 82,058 fans.  

The guns - 1 of which was loaded - were allegedly recovered hidden down the men's pants.

Both men person been charged with firearms offences, including possession of a loaded firearm, the ABC reports. Both were connected bail astatine the time. 

'Police were called by information astatine the MCG to assistance with 2 males refusing to permission the venue owed to their behaviour,' Victoria constabulary said.

'As a consequence, constabulary person arrested 2 males and during a hunt it is alleged 2 firearms were located connected each of these males.' 

In 2024, the MCG upgraded it's information with a caller AI-based screening strategy successful concern with Evolv Technology.

Fans walk done the airdrome security-style Evolv Express information gates earlier scanning their tickets astatine the turnstiles - which person besides been upgraded successful the past twelvemonth to incorporated 'touchless' technology.

According to a property merchandise from the company, the scanners are designed to 'differentiate betwixt weapons and communal metals radical carry'.

The AI-based scanners are designed to scan ample quantities of radical entering the crushed astatine immoderate 1 time. 

It's understood astir 3,500 fans are capable to entree the grounds done 1 scanner each hour, oregon astir 1 per second.

Before the AI-powered bundle was introduced, stewards had to manually cheque visitors entering the crushed for forbidden items.

It's understood carnal information checks person been reduced with the instauration of the AI-based screening system.  

Both men person been remanded successful custody and are acceptable to look Melbourne's Magistrates' Court connected Friday.  

Broadmeadows antheral Mohammad Noori, 27, was charged with possessing an unregistered handgun, possessing ammunition without licence, altering the serial fig of a firearm, possessing a loaded firearm, possessing a prohibited point (Major Event Act offence) and failing to look connected bail.

Roxburgh Park antheral Omar Salam, 21, was charged with being a idiosyncratic prohibited from possessing a firearm, possessing ammunition without licence, and committing an indictable offence whilst connected bail.

Salam was remanded successful custody and volition adjacent look tribunal connected April 16.  

No 1 was injured successful the incident.