Knife wielding man arrested

POLICE received a call on Thursday, June 8 overnight in relation to a man in possession of a knife behaving suspiciously at the BP on Princes Freeway in Officer.

Police attended and located the 35 year old Leongatha man inside the store in possession of a large knife.

A further search located numerous weapons including a police issue baton and other knives, along with a large amount of cash and drugs.

The male was arrested and charged with trafficking a drug of dependence, along with numerous weapons charges.

He was remanded in custody to appear before at the Dandenong Magistrates court.

Police from the Bass Coast Tasking Unit executed a search warrant at a Leongatha man’s address after he was arrested by Pakenham Police.

They located more illicit drugs, weapons and stolen goods including four trailers, a ride on mower, a caravan and motor bikes.

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Posted by Tayla Kershaw on Jun 14 2017. Filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry