Home and Away hunk charged with drug possession of ice, Valium

A former Home and Away star has been hauled into court, with police alleging he was caught with drugs earlier this year.

A former Home and Away star has been hauled into court on drug charges, with police alleging he was caught with illicit substances earlier this year.

Orpheus Pledger appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday in two counts of drug possession.

Police allege he was caught with half a gram of methylamphetamine, also known as ice, in Prahran on February 19 this year.

Home and Away hunk Orpheus Pledger has been charged with two counts of drug possession. Picture: Instagram

He also allegedly had 30 tablets of Diazepam, more widely known as Valium, without a prescription.

He has not yet pleaded guilty or not guilty to the charges.

Pledger appeared as Noah Parkin on Neighbours before winning hearts as Mason Morgan on Home and Away.

He has also been seen on the small screen in TV shows Silversun, CrashBurn, The Secret Life Of Us, and in the TV movie Schapelle.

His character Mason Morgan was killed off in 2019 when Pledger decided to leave the show.

Morgan was shot by a gang in a siege when they took over the hospital where he worked.

Orpheus Pledger left Home and Away in 2019. Picture: Instagram

Pledger recently revealed on Instagram that he plans to start DJing and has been making electronic music.