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Homemade shotguns, firearm manufacturing equipment, drugs found at Ascot Park home

Detectives have arrested an Adelaide man after they allegedly found homemade shotguns, firearms manufacturing equipment and drugs at his home.

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A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged after police allegedly found homemade shotguns, weapons manufacturing equipment and drugs at a southern-suburbs home over the weekend.

Detectives from Southern District CIB attended an Ascot Park property at about 4:50pm on Sunday and conducted a search of the premises.

SA Police allege they found equipment used to manufacture firearms during the search of an Ascot Park home. Picture: Supplied.
SA Police allege they found equipment used to manufacture firearms during the search of an Ascot Park home. Picture: Supplied.
A shotgun shell allegedly found by SA Police at an Ascot Park home on Sunday. Picture: Supplied.
A shotgun shell allegedly found by SA Police at an Ascot Park home on Sunday. Picture: Supplied.

During the search, police allegedly located three homemade 12-gauge shotguns with bump stocks, two shotgun cartridges and evidence of firearms being manufactured.

Police said they also found nine grams of methamphetamine and evidence of drug sales was also located.

SA Police allege they found nine grams of Methamphetamine. Picture: Supplied.
SA Police allege they found nine grams of Methamphetamine. Picture: Supplied.

A 34-year-old man from the property was charged with numerous offences including manufacture firearms, possess prescribed firearms, trafficking a controlled substance and breach of bail.

He was refused bail and appeared in court on Tuesday where he was remanded in custody.

Police have urged anyone with information about the manufacture, sale and possession of illegal firearms is asked to call Crime Stoppers.

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