A man has been charged with drug and firearm offences after police searched his home in Cranebrook yesterday.
About 12pm yesterday, police from Redfern Region Enforcement Squad were conducting duties on Tadmore Road, Cranebrook, when they saw a man leave his vehicle whilst concealing an item in his underwear.
Police searched the man and allegedly located 17.5 grams of a drug believed to be amphetamine and an amount of cash.
Police then searched the man’s home on Tadmore Road where they allegedly located a replica pistol, a homemade semi automatic rifle, a number of vials suspected of being steroids, four boxes of fireworks, a Fire & Rescue NSW uniform and a large amount of cash.
The man was taken to Penrith Police Station where he was charged with supply prohibited drug – indictable quantity; possess prohibited drug; possess unauthorised firearm; possess anabolic or androgenic steroidal agent; handle explosive/precursor without authorising licence and two counts of goods in custody.
He was granted conditional bail to appear at Penrith Local Court on September 24.
