A man will appear in court today charged with alleged drug supply and firearms offences following a crash near Coffs Harbour.
About 12am (Tuesday 10 October 2023), emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway, North Boambee, following reports of a single-vehicle crash.
At the scene, officers from Coffs/Clarence Police District located an unattended Volkswagen Passat, which appeared to have been damaged in a crash.
Police located a 32-year-old man nearby, uninjured, who police will allege was driving the Passat.
During a search of the vehicle, police located ammunition. More ammunition, along with 32kg of cannabis and a firearm, was located by officers nearby.
These items were seized to undergo forensic examination.
The man was arrested and taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station, where he was charged with supply commercial quantity of prohibited drug, possess shortened firearm without authority, possess loaded firearm public place, possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority, and recklessly deal with proceeds of crime.
The South Australian man was refused bail to appear before Coffs Harbour Local Court today (Tuesday 10 October 2023).
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
