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A 40-year-old Spalding man has been denied bail after drugs were allegedly found in his car outside of a low-security prison in the Riverland.<\/p>\n

Wayne Douglas Carnell appeared via video link in the Berri Magistrates Court yesterday charged with a number of drug and firearm offences.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police searched Mr Carnell’s vehicle in the Cadell Training Centre car park about 3pm on Sunday and allegedly found 100 grams of methamphetamine inside a Tupperware container, hidden under the glove box compartment.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

The container, which allegedly contained drugs, was seized by police during a vehicle search outside of Cadell Training Centre. (Supplied: SA Police)<\/p>\n

His Spalding home was searched by police on Sunday afternoon, where they allegedly uncovered a loaded .22 calibre rifle, ammunition, drugs including GHB, MDMA, more methamphetamine, prescription items and drug paraphernalia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Magistrate Melanie Burton said the combination of alleged drug trafficking and firearm without licence charges meant Mr Carnell was a prescribed applicant.<\/p>\n

“[He] needs to be able to establish that special circumstances exist to be eligible for release on bail,” she said.<\/p>\n

The magistrate said\u00a0she did not think his situation amounted to special circumstances to consider a bail application as a prescribed applicant.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I don’t consider that I have power to further consider the application on the merit, so bail is refused,” she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

The loaded firearm police allegedly found during a search of Wayne Douglas Carnell’s Spalding home. (Supplied: SA Police)<\/p>\n

“The allegations, particularly in relation to the firearm, are serious.”<\/p>\n

The prosecution said in 2015 Mr Carnell was sentenced in the District Court to nine years and six months’ imprisonment for a series of deception offences and served about five years on a non-parole period.<\/p>\n

The defence told the court Mr Carnell worked full-time as a wind turbine technician and a fitter in the mines on his days off and would lose his home if he went into custody.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They said the charges were denied and given there were only two tablets of MDMA found during the search, the “trafficking [allegation] certainly may not get up on that one”.<\/p>\n

Ms Burton said because the matter was a major indictable matter, there would be some delay to a trial.<\/p>\n

Mr Carnell was remanded in custody and will appear in court in Adelaide in November for a preliminary brief and charge determination. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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