Police have charged a man after he was found with an alleged loaded firearm and drugs in Carrum Downs.
Police located the man along with the items in a vehicle at a hotel car park on Hall Road on Wednesday, 10 August about 4pm.
A 38-year-old Keilor Downs man was arrested and has been charged with a number of offences:
- prohibited possession of a firearm (x2)
- possessing ammunition without a license (x2)
- possessing a prohibited weapon without an exemption (x2)
- possessing a controlled weapon without lawful excuse
- possessing a dangerous article without lawful excuse
- possessing Methylamphetamine
- possessing Methylamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
- possessing MDMA
- dealing property suspected of being proceeds of crime
- committing an indictable offence whilst on bail
He's been remanded and will appear at Frankston Magistrates' Court on 14 September 2022.