Police charge men after drive-by shooting in Mornington

Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men following a drive-by shooting in Mornington last year.

A 29-year-old Tyabb man has been charged with reckless conduct endangering persons, prohibited person possess firearm, theft of motor car and numerous other charges.

A 46-year-old Mornington man was charged with possess drug of dependence.

The charges following a drive-by shooting in Illowa Street in Mornington on Friday 25 December about 4.35am.

The pair were arrested yesterday in a carpark off Frankston-Flinders Road about 11.50am.

A number of items were seized during the arrest including a loaded firearm, commercial quantity of suspected methylamphetamine, alleged traffickable quantity of cocaine and significant quantity of cash.

The Tyabb man faced an out of sessions hearing and has been remanded to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 14 June.

The Mornington man has been bailed to Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 18 July.

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