Police said officers stopped a vehicle and after "dealing with the occupants for drug-related offences, and being in possession of a taser, police then searched the vehicle and located a significant amount of property believed to be stolen".

A South Coast Police District spokesman said stolen goods included tools, ID cards and phones.

He said multiple charges included possessing ammunition without a permit, receiving stolen property, two counts of possessing prohibited drugs, possessing a prohibited weapon, possessing explosives in public and goods in custody.

He was bail-refused and would appear in Batemans Bay Court on November 25.