CLAYTON, VIC. — Monash Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) detectives yesterday charged a man after a commercial quantity of drugs and a loaded firearm were located in Clayton on June 13, 2026.
Police were initially called to conduct a welfare check at the intersection of Wellington Road and Henderson Road about 5.30am.
Officers attended the scene and boxed in the BMW sedan as a precaution.
Upon closer inspection, officers located a 29-year-old man asleep inside the rented vehicle, which was idling at the traffic lights.
The man was woken up before a search of the car allegedly revealed a commercial quantity of MDMA, as well as a loaded handgun.
The man from Vermont was taken to hospital as a precaution before being interviewed by detectives. He has since been charged with:
- Trafficking a commercial quantity of ecstasy;
- (Being a) A prohibited person possesses a firearm;
- A person subject to a Firearm Prohibition Order who possesses a firearm;
- Possessing a general category unregistered handgun;
- Possessing cartridge ammunition without a licence and
- Possessing a drug of dependence.
He faced a bail and remand court yesterday.
The outcome of the court hearing is unknown.
