Gary Andrew Passfield, 36, of Kingston remanded to custody on weapons, drugs, property charges

A father-of-four faces serious jail time if found guilty of charges relating to police allegations that a raid uncovered two homemade handguns, one secreted with “a round in the chamber ready to go”.

A man alleged by police to have been found with a loaded handgun secreted under a seat faces a year of mandatory jail should he be found guilty, a court has heard.

Gary Andrew Passfield, 36, of Kingston had his bail firmly denied at Cleveland Magistrates Court on Thursday.

He faces charges that include unlawful possession of category D/H/R weapons, unlawful possession of category D/H/R weapons in public, committing an offence in relation to unauthorised and prohibited explosives and receiving tainted property, among others.

Police will allege Passfield told officers during an interview he carried a handgun “for protection”.

According to the prosecution, Passfield was on bail for separate weapons charges when officers serving a warrant at 4.30pm on February 20 in Slacks Creek, allegedly found a horde of weapons and items suspected to have been stolen.

Two “pistol slam guns” allegedly self-manufactured by the defendant were allegedly located.

A police prosecutor alleged one “short gun” found under a seat had “a round in the chamber ready to go”.

Gary Andrew Passfield, 36, of Kingston has been remanded to custody on weapons, drugs and property charges. Picture: Facebook.

The court heard the offence carries a minimum mandatory one-year prison sentence.

The prosecution further alleged 12-gauge shotgun ammunition, 1 gram of meth, 28 grams cannabis and glass drug pipes were also found.

A stand-up paddle board, two bicycles and two sets of “miscellaneous” keys not belonging to Passfield rounded out the alleged horde, all suspected to have been stolen.

A police prosecutor said the case against the defendant was “very strong” given his alleged confession to police.

The defendant’s chance of bail release was further diminished for the alleged offences occurring while on bail for charges scheduled to be faced at a Beenleigh court later this month.

Those charges include, according to a police prosecutor, possession of weapons and ammunition, unlawful use of a vehicle, wilful damage, fraud and entering a premises to commit an indictable offence.

Defence solicitor Tanya Dower said the father-of-four lived in public housing, had been unemployed for four years and had an admitted drug addiction.

Magistrate Deborah said she suspected Passfield of being “in the grips of a drug addiction” and denied his bail.

Passfield was remanded to custody and is next scheduled to appear at court on July 7.