VICTORIA Police and Australian Federal Police officers are raiding a property in Melbourne’s suburbs.
One person has been taken into custody during the raids which AFP has confirmed are terror-related.
Fairfax media is reporting the arrest of a Seabrook man is related to “terrorism financing”.
The counter-terror raids are taking place in five suburbs across melbourne, with one directly across the road from a primary school.
“The Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police Joint Counter Terrorism Team can confirm that a number of search warrants are being conducted as part of an operation in the following suburbs: Seabrook, Kealba, Meadow Heights, Broadmeadows and Flemington,” a statement to news.com.au read.
However, there has been a report that explosives were discovered at a property in Dallas.
Police have also said the raids are not related to the shooting of a teenage terror suspect in Endeavour Hills last week.
The Australian Federal Police stated: “This operational activity is not in response to a threat to public safety nor is it related to last week’s incident at Endeavour Hills.”
On Tuesday last week, an 18-year-old terror suspect was shot by police after stabbing two officers outside the Endeavour Hills police station.
The raids follow the biggest ever counter-terror operation in Australia earlier this month involving joint operations between the AFP and NSW police.
A spokeswoman for AFP said the raids were not related to the incident involving a terror suspect shot dead in Melbourne last week.
“This operational activity is not in response to a threat to public safety nor is it related to last week’s incident at Endeavour Hills,” a statement read.