Drugs and firearms arrests
17 Jun 2024 10:32am
A man and a woman were arrested last week for drugs and firearm offences.
It will be alleged the man attended a Torrensville address on Thursday 13 June, and threatened a woman with a firearm.
About 1pm on Friday 14 June, Western District Detectives saw the suspect driving in Everard Park. Police followed his car when it came to a stop on David Avenue, Black Forest. The man attempted to run but was arrested a short distance away.
Police searched the vehicle and located a loaded .22 sawn-off rifle, a sawn-off shotgun, ammunition, cannabis, 30 grams of ecstasy, 100g methamphetamine, 4g cocaine, an amount of cash and other drug paraphernalia.
The man’s Everard Park home was also searched, and police located a .22 sawn-off rifle, ammunition and ecstasy. A woman was also at the address, she was arrested without incident.
A 32-year-old man from Everard Park was charged with threaten to kill or endanger life, three counts of possessing a firearm, four counts of trafficking a controlled drug and traffic offences. A 33-year-old woman from Blair Athol was charged with one count of possessing a firearm.
They were both refused police bail and appeared in Port Adelaide Magistrates Court today.
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