A man has been charged with further firearm offences following the search of a Paradise home earlier this week.
About 1pm on Tuesday 20 May, Detectives from Eastern District CIB searched a Paradise residence and located a loaded firearm and a clandestine laboratory.
A 45-year-old man from the address was arrested and charged with possessing a firearm without a licence, possessing an unregistered firearm, possessing ammunition without a licence, trafficking a controlled drug, manufacturing a controlled drug, possessing prescribed equipment to manufacture controlled drug. The man did not apply for bail and appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court yesterday (Wednesday 21 May).
Detectives continued searching the property on Wednesday 21 May where they located additional glassware and chemicals in the rear of a car parked at the address.
Police also located two additional firearms, a revolver and a lever action shot gun. These items were seized and investigations are ongoing.
The man has been remanded in custody, and he will face further firearm and drug charges.
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