Man charged over alleged drugs, firearms

A man has been charged with a slew of drug and firearms offences after a vehicle search in Shellharbour.

About 2am today, police were patrolling the car park near Green Park when they saw two men sitting in a vehicle.

Police searched a 22-year-old man seated in the car and allegedly found about 140 ecstasy tablets, ketamine pills and a crystal substance.

Police also allegedly found a loaded homemade shotgun in the boot and a round of ammunition in the man’s wallet.

He was taken to Lake Illawarra police station and charged with two counts of supplying a prohibited drug, possessing a prohibited drug, possessing a loaded firearm in public place and possessing ammunition without a licence.

He was refused bail and was due to appear at Wollongong Local Court today.

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