A HOMEMADE explosive found at a Wodonga home was active and "ready to go", a court has heard.
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Three men appeared before the Wodonga Magistrate Court on Monday following a raid at the Macpherson Street property on Friday.
James Seckold, 32, and James Warren, 26, face the most serious charges of ecstasy trafficking, making an explosive device and weapons possession.
They face 20 and 15 charges respectively.
Anthony Carroll, 34, faces five charges including ice possession, while 34-year-old Kurt Wakley was bailed on an ammunition charge and supported the other three men in court.
Seckold was refused bail, with the court told the improvised bomb was found behind a locked bedroom which he had a key for.
The device included a body, switch activator, charge and battery, and was filled with shotgun pellets and incendiary shavings.
Senior Constable Craig Beyer said police were concerned about what the intentions were with the device, which he said was "fully functional".
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"The IED (improvised explosive device) was ready to go, ready to be used," he said.
He said the device posed an "extreme risk to community safety", and was more than capable of killing people.
The bomb squad were at the scene of the raid from about 3.30pm to after 8pm on Friday.
The explosive was dismantled at the scene.
A pen pistol loaded with a .22 bullet was also recovered with an imitation machine gun, other firearms and gun parts, and drugs.
Meth, ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis were seized from various locations.
Police removed a large number of stolen goods, which they believe to be linked to a break-in on Kelliher Avenue about two weeks ago.
Seckold applied for bail but lost interest at the last minute.
"I'll just go back to the cells," he said.
"F--- it.
"I've got nothing to care about.
"Youse have taken everything that I've worked for anyway."
Magistrate David Faram raised concerns about an apparent self-harm attempt made by Seckold in the cells at the station and asked custody officers to look into the matter.
He will return to court on June 18.
Warren did not apply for bail and will return on July 2.
The court heard he had had a stroke and required medication.
Carroll, who has 37 pages of Victorian priors, made a bail application and will return to court today.
He denied many of the accusations.