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MAN IGNORING PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER CHARGED WITH DRUG POSSESSION

Police have charged a man allegedly found with meth and an axe at Lake Macquarie yesterday.

Police spoke to the 30-year-old in the driver’s seat of a parked car at Morisset, who allegedly did not give a reasonable excuse for being there.

After searching the vehicle, police found methamphetamine and a throwing axe.

The man was arrested and taken to Toronto Police Station, given a number of charges, including drug possession, failing to comply with a public health order, and breaching his bail.

The man faced Newcastle Local Court yesterday, to appear at Toronto Local Court on May 8.

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Lauren Kempe

Lauren Kempe is a reporter, producer and weather presenter for NBN News in Newcastle. Lauren grew up in the Hunter, and completed a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle.

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