A 23-year-old man has been charged with possessing a shortened firearm and ammunition after a four-hour siege in Newcastle.
Officers swooped on a unit in Young Town in Carrington early Sunday morning following reports a man inside was armed with a gun.
Two women were inside the unit with the man at the time, with one leaving soon after police arrived.
The man eventually surrendered at about 10am and nobody was injured.
A search of the property allegedly turned up a firearm and a crystal substance believed to be an illicit drug.
The 23-year-old man was arrested at the scene, charged and refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Monday.
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