At about 8.30pm on Tuesday, Port Stephens-Hunter Police District officers stopped a vehicle on Brown Street and spoke with the 25-year-old female driver.

Police then spoke with a 28-year-old male passenger and arrested him in relation to an outstanding arrest warrant.

During a subsequent search of the vehicle, police allegedly located and seized a shortened rifle and ammunition.

The man was taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station and charged with an outstanding warrant as well as several firearms offences, including possess shortened firearm without permit, possess loaded firearm in public place, not keep firearm safely and goods in custody.

He was refused bail to appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court on Wednesday.

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