BY DAKOTA TAIT
Two people from Tamworth are facing firearm and drug charges after being stopped by police in Muswellbrook.
Muswellbrook Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle for random testing around 10:40am on Thursday morning.
The 25-year-old male driver returned a positive result for cannabis in a drug test.
Officers searched the vehicle after detecting a strong smell of cannabis, and found 11.8 grams of cannabis, a pair of hunting knives, a homemade baton, and a replica pistol.
Both the driver and his passenger, a 26-year-old woman, were arrested and taken to Muswellbrook Police Station.
The woman faces charges relating to the possession of drugs and weapons - she's been issued a court attendance notice.
The man faces a number of firearm offences and was refused bail, while the drug test was sent for further examination.
