A MAN remains in custody after he was allegedly caught with a gun, illicit drugs and thousands of dollars in cash when police stopped him in the Hunter.
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Police said officers were patrolling Heddon Greta at about 12.30pm on Tuesday, May 30, when they stopped a vehicle for a search on Main Road.
Police allege the officers found a pistol, $18,000 in cash, 70 grams of methylamphetamine and 34 oxycodone tablets in the vehicle.
The driver - a 25-year-old Dungog man - was taken to Kurri Kurri police station and charged with 13 counts.
These included four charges of possessing a prohibited drug, two counts of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime, as well as several gun-related charges.
He was refused bail in Cessnock Local Court on Wednesday, May 31, and will face Newcastle Local Court on August 9.
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