A man will appear in court today after Police located a shotgun and drugs inside the vehicle he¡¯d been driving in Auckland.
The incident occurred at a petrol station in Clover Park yesterday, after a member of the public reported a suspicious vehicle.
Counties Manukau East Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Rakana Cook, says initially, it was believed the driver might have been injured in a traffic accident.
¡°He was seen inside the vehicle slumped over the steering wheel.
¡°Our staff suspected the man may have been under the influence of drugs and after sighting drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle, conducted a further search of it.
¡°They located a cut down, double-barrelled sawn-off shotgun and a sizeable quantity of drugs inside a backpack, that was later confirmed to be ecstasy, as well as cash.¡±
A 24-year-old man is set to appear in the Manukau District Court today charged with unlawfully carrying a restricted weapon, failing to carry out obligations in relation to a computer search and possessing ecstasy for supply.
¡°We¡¯re very happy to have taken a dangerous weapon like this off the streets, and that the alleged offender will now be held to account for his actions,¡± Inspector Cook says.
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