Monday 10 July 2017

Drugs and weapons found at Merewether home

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A man will face Newcastle Local Court in August on drug and weapons charges after his home was searched in Merewether.

Officers executed a search warrant yesterday just before 9am at the Watkins Street address.

Police found various drugs, firearms, prohibited weapons, cash and credit cards which they seized.

A 25-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken to Newcastle Police Station where he was charged with goods in custody, two counts of supply prohibited drug, two counts of possess prohibited drug, possess restricted substance, two counts of possess unauthorised pistol and three counts of possess unauthorised weapon.

He was granted conditional bail and will appear at court on 31st August.