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Friday, May 3, 2024

Riverina man, 77, charged with child abuse and drug offences

A 77-year-old man will face court today charged over the alleged possession of child abuse material and prohibited drugs in the state’s Riverina region.

Officers from Murrumbidgee Police District executed a search warrant at a home in Leeton about 12pm on Wednesday, where they seized an unsecured air rifle, methylamphetamine (ice) and electronic devices.

Police say all items seized will undergo forensic examination.

A 77-year-old man was arrested and taken to Leeton Police Station, where he was charged with possess child abuse material, possess unauthorised firearm, possess unregistered firearm, not keep firearm safely, and supply prohibited drug.

He was refused bail to appear in Griffith Local Court today.

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