Melton's Divisional Crime Tasking Team seized a traffickable quantity of drugs along with a rifle following the arrest of two men in an allegedly stolen car in Melton yesterday.
The pair, a 36-year-old from Melton South and 37-year-old from Footscray, have since been charged with theft of motor vehicle and possess both cannabis and methylamphetamine.
The Footscray man has also been charged with traffick methylamphetamine and assault police.
The charges follow their arrest in Fraser Street on 13 July after tasking team members spotted a black Toyota Hilux with suspected false plates about 1.20pm.
Police intercepted the vehicle and arrested the men after it was confirmed the registration plates were false and the vehicle was allegedly stolen from Geelong in June.
The Footscray man is also alleged to have pushed one member over and used his head to strike another member in the face while resisting arrest.
A subsequent search of the vehicle allegedly uncovered quantities of cannabis, methylamphetamine and a sawn-off bolt action rifle.
The Melton South man has been bailed to appear before Sunshine Magistrates' Court on 10 November.
The Footscray man has been remanded in custody to appear before Sunshine Magistrates' Court today, Tuesday 14 July.
