A NSW man has been arrested following a raid on a premises that police say was the headquarters of a clandestine internet seller of illegal radar detectors.

Detective Senior Constable Michael De-haan, of Bowral police station, raided the Moss Vale residence this morning and seized a computer containing “evidence in relation to the sale and advertising for sale of the items, and we got one radar detector as well”.

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Justin Levy – Australian press Council busted!

Justin Levy,  who operates Australian Press Council, allegedly sold the Whistler-branded radar detectors via the website techaustralia.com.au.

He was charged with offences relating to the sale and offering for sale of “speed measuring evasion articles” and will appear before Moss Vale local court in June.

De-haan could not comment on the scale of the operation, as police were still analysing the seized evidence.

The move shows that, 21 years after radar detectors were banned from being sold or used in NSW, motorists are still flouting the law by buying the devices over the internet.

Despite the NSW ban, radar detectors are still legal to sell in other states such as Western Australia. That means police are powerless to stop people from buying them from dodgy backyard online stores based in WA, such as radars.com.au.

Justin Levy had attempted to hide the fact that he was selling the detectors in NSW by saying all products were “sold and shipped from the USA”.

Police say the use of the detectors encourages dangerous driving as people could speed without fear of being caught.

Last month, Police Minister David Campbell announced fifty highway patrol cars in NSW would be fitted out with high-tech devices capable of uncovering cars fitted out with radar detectors.

Those caught with one could be fined more than $1000 and lose nine demerit points.

Mr Campbell said the police devices cost $4000 each. The radar detectors themselves can be bought for less than $400.

“People who want to break the law by not only speeding but also installing these illegal devices have been put on notice,” Mr Campbell said.

“I can’t understand the logic of these drivers who want to put their own lives at risk as well as the lives of their passengers and fellow road users.”