Police have charged two men after they were located asleep in a vehicle in Melbourne’s CBD on Saturday morning.
Officers noticed the car on Spring Street just after 5.30am and approached it to find two men asleep, with the driver alleged to have drug paraphernalia on his lap.
Police subsequently searched the car and allegedly located drugs, tools, suspected stolen property, cash, and a charged professional grade taser capable of producing a 60,000-volt charge.
A 31-year-old Kensington man has been charged with multiple offences including possess a prohibited weapon, possess a drug of dependence, and receive/handle stolen goods.
He has been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
A 41-year-old Bendigo man has been charged with receive/handle stolen goods, deal property believed to be proceeds of crime, and commit an indictable offence whilst on bail.
He has been bailed to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 16 April.
