A loaded sawn-off shotgun, an axe, drugs and cash were discovered after police stopped an alleged methamphetamine dealer in a Dunedin suburb on Tuesday night, police say. Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police stopped a vehicle on Musselburgh Rise about 10.50pm and spoke to the 30-year-old driver. While speaking to him, officers spied an ‘‘axe’’ on the floor by the rear seats and invoked a search without warrant. A loaded sawn-off shotgun was soon discovered in a backpack in the front seat, Snr Sgt Bond said. The driver was arrested and appeared in Dunedin District Court yesterday to face charges of breaching firearms prohibition orders, unlawfully possessing a firearm, possession of an offensive weapon (the axe), possession for supply of methamphetamine and possession of utensils for methamphetamine, Snr Sgt Bond said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 07, 2024 21:33 UTC