Police have charged a man with several offences, including firearm and drug charges, after being arrested at Buderim yesterday, June 28.
It will be alleged that around 4:40pm, police received reports of a man, wanted about other matters, being armed and making threats near a King Street address.
Officers arrived on scene a short time later and enacted a cordon around the address.
A few minutes after police arrived, the 37-year-old Loganlea man attempted to leave the address in a nearby vehicle but was intercepted on foot and arrested by police.
It will be further alleged during a search of the man's bag that a homemade firearm, a taser, a meat cleaver, and several other items were located.
The 37-year-old Loganlea man has been charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a D/H/R category weapon, and one count of possession of knife in a public place, possessing dangerous drugs, fail to take reasonable care of syringe, authority required to possess explosives.
He was refused police bail and is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court tomorrow, June 30.
Quote this reference number: QP2501140300
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