Crestmead man charged after drugs, taser found in stolen car

A Crestmead man faced Beenleigh Magistrates Court today after a dramatic arrest police caught on film found a taser and restricted drugs in a stolen car.

A Crestmead man faced Beenleigh Magistrates Court today after a dramatic arrest police caught on film.

The 31-year-old was held on the ground before he was charged with a range of offences including stealing a car and possessing a taser and restricted drugs.

Police stopped the man after watching a green Subaru sedan travelling east along Beaudesert Nerang Rd on Friday.

Police alleged the Subaru was being driven erratically until it stopped on Beaudesert-Beenleigh Rd in Mundoolun.

Police will allege that during a search of the vehicle they found a taser, a pipe, knuckle dusters, taser cartridges, multiple rounds of ammunition, a folding knife and numerous restricted drugs including Oxazepam, Risperidone and Baclofen.

Police said the Subaru had been stolen from a property in Ashgrove.