Children sat cross-legged on the footpath of Titoki St watching armed police gather outside a Castlecliff property yesterday.
Police were carrying out a search warrant after receiving information about stolen firearms, Detective Sergeant Brendon Gerrish said.
A few metres away from the children and other curious residents stood two gun-toting officers, blocking the entrance to Gibbons Crescent with a patrol car.
Behind them were six or seven more police vehicles, clustered around 23 Gibbons Cres.
Armed Offenders Squad officers and dog handlers could be seen among the vehicles.