A 32-YEAR-OLD Hobart woman will appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court today in relation to a loaded revolver being found in a car at Newstead overnight on Friday.
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The woman was arrested for drug offences and possessing dangerous articles when the car and its occupants were intercepted by police on Elphin Road shortly after midnight.
The driver, a 24-year-old Glenorchy man, was charged with firearm offences, unlawful possession of property and drug-driving.
He was granted bail in an out-of-hours court session on Saturday and will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on June 30.
A 30-year-old Mayfield man was also taken into custody as a result of the incident, but was later released without charge.