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A man will face court over alleged drug supply and weapons charges following a vehicle stop and search warrant at Grafton on Monday (June 22).

About 3.40pm, officers stopped a black Holden Commodore in Arthur Street, Grafton.

Police searched the vehicle and allegedly seized 209 MDMA (‘ecstasy’) tablets inside a container in the vehicle.

The driver, a 29-year-old Southgate man, was arrested at the scene and taken to Grafton Police Station where he was charged with supply prohibited drug.

A further search of the man, allegedly located an amount of methylamphetamine (‘ice’) and $4,000 cash.

At about 10.30am on Tuesday police raided a house at Southgate, northeast of Grafton and seized cannabis, drug equipment, several vials of liquid testosterone, ammunition, a 12 gauge shotgun, a replica pistol and knuckle dusters.

The man faced Grafton Local Court, where he was formally refused bail. He will next appear before in court on Monday July 6.


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