Police seized this sawn-off rifle on Sunday (24 August). Photo: ACT Policing.
Police say they have stopped thousands of drug ‘hits’ from going into the community after they allegedly seized over half a kilo of heroin as well as a modified gun on the weekend.
Officers were patrolling Acton on Friday morning (22 August) when they saw a stolen Fiat 500 driving on a bicycle path, an ACT Policing spokesperson said.
They tried to stop the car, but its driver allegedly failed to pull over.
About half an hour later, police found the alleged driver in Acton, and he was arrested shortly after in a parking complex.
“Soon after, police located a backpack the man had allegedly discarded that contained drugs, cash and tools,” the police spokesperson said.
The man was charged with failing to stop for police, driving a motor vehicle without consent, resisting arrest, drug trafficking and going equipped for theft.
Then on Sunday (24 August), police searched a black Mercedes allegedly linked to the man.
They allegedly found about 590 grams of heroin, about 170 grams of methylamphetamine, 200 12-gauge shotgun cartridges and a sawn-off .22 calibre rifle.
The man will face extra charges over these items.
“This is a significant disruption to the sale of thousands of ‘hits’ of illicit drugs in the ACT,” the police spokesperson said.
“The ACT saw more than 20 deaths last year, believed to be as a result of opioids, including heroin.
“ACT Policing will continue to work to identify and charge those individuals and groups seeking to profit from the misery that illicit drugs can bring.”
If you have information relating to the sale and distribution of illicit drugs in the ACT, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via Crime Stoppers ACT.
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