Bandidos gang link: Man arrested in Devonport allegedly found with illegal gel blaster and drugs

Tasmania Police are investigating the incident. Image / Pulse

An illegal gel blaster and various drugs were allegedly uncovered during an early morning raid at a home in Tasmania’s north yesterday.

Dozens of police units from the Drugs and Firearms Unit and the Western Criminal Investigation Branch executed a search warrant at the Devonport home around 5am on Friday.

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Police allege that several items were seized during the search, including stolen tools, an illegal M4 gel blaster and Methylamphetamine and PCP (Phencyclidine).

A 39-year-old man with connections to the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang has been charged with drug and firearm offences, as well as unlawful possession and driving without a licence.

A 30-year-old Devonport woman is also facing charges of possessing a controlled drug, using a controlled drug and possessing a prohibited firearm.

The man is scheduled to appear at the Devonport Magistrates Court today, while the woman’s court appearance is set for early April.