Thursday 2 January 2014

Maitland Man Charged With Firearm And Drug Offences

An East Maitland male will appear before Newcastle Local Court later this month, after police carried out a search warrant of his property overnight.

Around 7:45pm, detectives allegedly seized a 22-calibre pistol, additional firearms parts, cannabis, and further drug paraphernalia from the Skilton Avenue unit.

The 25 year old is up against an array of charges, including manufacture and possess prohibited firearm, two counts of possess prohibited drug, and cultivate prohibited plant.