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Canberra Today 3°/9° | Thursday, April 25, 2024 | Digital Edition | Crossword & Sudoku

Guns, drugs seized

POLICE searches at two homes yesterday netted two guns, ammunition and drugs suspected of being heroin and steroids.

A handgun and a container of pepper spray.
A handgun and a container of pepper spray found by police yesterday.
Officers seized a double-barrelled shotgun, a handgun and drugs suspected to be steroids from a house in Casey yesterday morning, as well as a laser pointer.

A double-barrelled shotgun seized by police yesterday.
A double-barrelled shotgun seized by police yesterday.
As part of the same investigation, police also searched a second house in Chisholm, where they seized heroin, ammunition and fireworks.

A 28-year-old man will appear before ACT Magistrates Court at a later date charged with offences relating to the confiscated guns and drugs.

A woman will also be summonsed in relation to the heroin found at the Chisholm house.

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