Explosives, drugs and ammunition located during vehicle search

ACT Policing officers from Woden Police Station located explosives, drugs and ammunition during a vehicle search in Wanniassa yesterday.

About 4pm yesterday (Sunday, 13 April 2025), police located a White Mazda 2 in a carpark at the Erindale shops and later last night, and a search warrant was executed on it.

During the search a number of items were located in the vehicle including:

• Approximately 260 grams of methamphetamine – equating to approximately 2600 ‘hits’ of the drug
• A small amount of cocaine
• Two shotgun cartridges
• Ten .22 rounds of ammunition
• A machete
• A taser
• Approximately 300grams of ammonium nitrate in a pipe – (explosives).

At this time no charges have been laid and enquiries into the seized items are continuing.

Anyone who can assist police with information about the illegal sale and distribution of drugs in the ACT is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.  Information can be provided anonymously.