A man has been charged with drugs and firearms offences in Wollongong.
About 2.45pm yesterday (Wednesday 29 March 2023), officers from Raptor South executed a search warrant at a unit on Heaslip Avenue, Coniston, as part of an investigation into the alleged supply of prohibited drugs and firearms in the Illawarra region.
During a search of the unit, police seized quantities of heroin, Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and a white crystal substance believed to be methylamphetamine.
A 40-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken to Wollongong Police Station.
During a subsequent search of a nearby garage, officers located a loaded shortened .410 shotgun and ammunition in the boot of a silver Subaru sedan.
The man was charged with six offences,
- Possess prohibited drug,
- Supply prohibited drug,
- Possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority,
- Possess unregistered firearm – not pistol/prohibited firearm,
- Not keep firearm safely – not pistol/prohibited firearm, and,
- Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority.
He was refused bail to appear before Wollongong Local Court today (Thursday 30 March 2023).
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