Drugs And Lab Equipment Seized At Woodville North

Western District Police have made one of the largest seizures of drug-making equipment in the state in recent years following a search at Woodville North last week.

On Monday 9 March, Western District police searched a Woodville North property in connection with an ongoing drug investigation.

The search allegedly uncovered a substantial amount of equipment and chemicals consistent with a clandestine laboratory inside a shed and in the rear of a ute parked at the address.

Investigators also located approximately 400 grams of methamphetamine and a significant quantity of precursor chemicals used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine.

A loaded sawn-off shotgun was also seized by police.

A 44-year-old Woodville North man was arrested and charged with manufacturing a controlled drug, trafficking in a controlled drug and possessing a firearm without a licence. He appeared in court, where he was remanded in custody until he appears in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on 23 June.

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