A man was charged with drug and weapons offences after he was found with a sawn-off gun, an axe and knives, along with cocaine and meth, on the Princes Hwy, police said.
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The gun was loaded and the 26-year-old man was also driving while disqualified.
He was stopped while driving on the Princes Hwy north of Tomerong about 2am on Saturday, March 9, during what police said was a "proactive patrol".
When officers searched the man's vehicle they allegedly found methamphetamine, cocaine and paraphernalia for administering drugs.
They also found a shortened firearm under the seat, loaded, as well as a tomahawk, two knives and a stash of cash, police said.
The officers, from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Far South, arrested the man and took him to Nowra police station.
He was charged with possessing a loaded firearm in public place, possessing a shortened firearm without authority, possessing ammunition without a licence, possession of equipment for administering prohibited drugs, possession of a prohibited drug, driving while disqualified, and carrying a cutting weapon upon apprehension.
He was refused bail.
He is due to appear before Nowra Local Court on March 26.
Ben Langford
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