The oldest member of an alleged Illawarra-based gun trafficking network had been working in Indonesia, dealing with passports and "security paraphernalia", a Wollongong court heard yesterday.Aristos Dionys faces 196 firearms charges after police raids on two homes in Fairy Meadow and Cringila and a Padstow storage unit allegedly netted more than 100 illegal guns, including sub-machine guns, pump-action shotguns, lever-action and bolt-action rifles, automatic pistol revolvers and antique handguns.The haul was discovered following a five-month undercover investigation. Two co-accused, Andrew Kafizas, 58, of Wollongong, and Michael Zarakas, 43, of Fairy Meadow, face more than 90 charges, including selling prohibited firearms to unauthorised persons, possessing prohibited firearms and possessing an altered/defaced firearm.The powerful weapons allegedly include a Heckler & Koch MP5 9mm sub-machine gun capable of firing 800 rounds a minute.Large amounts of ammunition, railway detonators, night vision scopes and bulletproof vests also were allegedly discovered. Details of five alleged illegal firearms sales were revealed for the first time yesterday.Facts tendered to Wollongong Local Court said undercover officers met Kafizas and Zarakas on several occasions at the Oxford Tavern car park in Wollongong and Pacinos Italian Restaurant in Corrimal.On June 18, Kafizas phoned the undercover officer and arranged to meet him at the restaurant, where Zarakas was waiting, the facts said.The undercover officer allegedly gave Zarakas $8500 in exchange for a C96 Mauser pistol and 59 rounds of ammunition, and paid Kafizas $300 for arranging the deal.A week later, the officer allegedly bought another pistol, paying Zarakas $4250 for the gun and Kafizas $600 for his help.The last alleged sale took place outside Pacinos Italian Restaurant on August 5. Kafizas allegedly put a $17,000 World War II Bren light machine gun, a weapon with a range of 1.5km, wrapped in a blanket and an ammunition box on the rear seat of the officer's vehicle.Police officers followed Zarakas from the restaurant to the French Quarter Cafe at North Wollongong, where they allegedly observed Zarakas meet with Dionys.Police later pulled over Dionys and found $11,000 in his possession, the facts said.The money matched pre-recorded notes used in the earlier sale of the Bren gun, police allege.Telephone intercepts also will be used to prove the trio were members of a gun trafficking network, the court heard.Police allege the three men used the words "car" and "fuel" as code for firearms and ammunition respectively.Following the men's arrests on August 26, police raided a storage unit registered in Dionys' name at Padstow, in Sydney's south-west, where they allegedly found 89 unauthorised firearms.New charges as a result of the raid were laid against Dionys on Tuesday.Dionys' lawyer Tony Autore told the court the firearms belonged to his client's deceased friend, who was a registered gun dealer."There were two security keys (to the storage unit). My client had one, (the friend) had another," Mr Autore said.In requesting bail for his client, Mr Autore said Dionys, 58, of Fairy Meadow, had always lived in the Illawarra until recently."He's been away in Indonesia working for companies in Indonesia in relation to passports and setting up all sorts of security paraphernalia," Mr Autore said."He's a gun enthusiast ... had membership of local gun clubs (and) collected antique guns."Dionys' niece and nephew appeared in court to offer surety and accommodation in a bid to secure their uncle's bail.In opposing bail, solicitor Jackie Azad said the prosecution case was "extremely strong" and Dionys faced a lengthy jail sentence."Mr Dionys is facing firearms charges - not one, two or three but 196 firearms charges," Ms Azad said.Magistrate Michael Stoddart said the charges were too serious to grant bail.Dionys was remanded in custody to reappear on January 13.Kafizas and Zarakas did not apply for bail and will reappear on November 18.