VIPER Taskforce officers have charged a man with a string of offences after conducting a Firearms Prohibition search at a Melton South home last night.
As officers commenced the search at the Denny Place residence about 5pm, they located a cannabis crop greenhouse in the rear yard.
Officers in turn obtained a drug search warrant and upon executing the warrant, they located and seized items including an alleged stolen Nissan Patrol and motorcycle, four cannabis plants, shot gun shells, a box of explosives, prescription medication and cash.
A 27-year-old Melton South man was arrested at the scene and has been charged with multiple charges including cultivating a narcotic plant, trafficking and possessing cannabis, possessing a firearm related item in contravention of a firearm prohibition order, possessing an explosive substance, theft of motor vehicle, possessing a drug of dependence and committing an indicatable offence while on bail.
He has been remanded to face Sunshine Magistrates’ Court today.
A 25-year-old Melton South woman was also arrested and released pending further enquires.
