A man has been charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm after being spotted carrying an air rifle down a busy street in South Dunedin.
A police spokesman said they received reports of a man carrying a firearm on Andersons Bay Rd around 12:20pm today.
Officers responded, armed with firearms as a precaution, and located two men and an air rifle.
A 23 year-old man was arrested and charged with unlawfully carrying and possessing a firearm.
He will appear in Dunedin District Court next Thursday, the spokesman said.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
