2:53 pm today

Guns, cash and 60 bags of cannabis seized from property in Napier

2:53 pm today
A firearm, ammunition, drugs, cash, and multiple stolen items have been seized by Police.

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A gun, ammunition, drugs, cash, and multiple stolen items have been seized by police in Napier.

The Eastern District Organised Crime Unit carried out a search warrant at a property on Thames St on Tuesday afternoon.

A loaded gun and multiple calibre rounds of ammunition were seized during the search warrant, a police spokesperson said.

About 60 bags of cannabis and a small quantity of methamphetamine were also seized, the spokesperson said, alongside a scale and $3900 in cash.

A stolen E-Scooter and multiple stolen Milwaukee power tools were also found during the search warrant.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested and will appear in Hastings District Court on Wednesday.

He has been charged with supplying methamphetamine, possession to supply methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing a firearm, and possession to supply cannabis.

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