Drugs, stolen guns found in Tas raids

Two men have been charged with drugs and firearms offences after separate raids in northern Tasmania.

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Published 11 March 2016 6:55pm

Updated 11 March 2016 7:18pm

Source: AAP

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Three stolen guns and almost 150 cannabis plants have been seized in separate raids in northern Tasmania.

Police searches in Sassafras on Wednesday found three stolen guns, one unregistered gun, ammunition, stolen tools and cannabis plants, leading to a 27-year-old man being charged.

Then, in an unrelated search in Railton on Thursday, officers found 148 mature cannabis plants. A Railton man, 31, has been charged with trafficking a controlled substance and firearms offences.

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