Two men have been charged after police found drugs, knives, a rifle, and ammunition after stopping a car in Pelaw Main, near Kurri Kurri Saturday night.

About 11.15pm (Saturday 13 June 2015), police from Central Hunter Local Area Command were patrolling the Hunter Economic Zone when they stopped a white Nissan Patrol.

Following investigations, police searched the vehicle and allegedly located an amount of drugs believed to be amphetamines, two knives, a rifle, and ammunition.

The items were seized and will undergo forensic examinations.

The driver and passenger, both 29, were arrested and taken to Cessnock Police Station.

The passenger was charged with possess prohibited drug and is due to appear at Kurri Kurri Local Court on Thursday 30 July 2015.

The driver was charged with possess loaded firearm in public place, fire firearm in or near public place, possess ammunition, possess prohibited drug, custody of knife in public place, goods in custody, possess unregistered firearm, possess unauthorised firearm, not keep firearm safely, and receive/dispose of stolen property.

The driver was refused bail and appeared at Maitland Local Court yesterday (Sunday 14 June 2015) where he was granted conditional bail to appear at Kurri Kurri Local Court on Thursday 9 July 2015.