Beenleigh Railway Squad have charged a man with weapons and drug offences following an incident at Beenleigh Railway Station on Friday night.
At 9.40pm, the squad were monitoring CCTV of the railway station when the noticed a man acting suspiciously by loitering in near the carpark.
Police attended and spoke to the man in relation breaching COVID-19 home confinement directions as he did not have an essential reason for being in public.
While speaking with officers, police suspected the man to be under the influence of drugs.
A subsequent search of the man’s backpack showed the man was carrying a loaded handgun.
A further search located a syringe and an amount of Heroin.
A 40-year-old Woodridge man has since been charged with possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public, possession of a weapon while under the influence of a drug, possessing tainted property and failing to dispose of a syringe and needle.
He was
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