A suspected drug trafficker arrested after police bashed down the door of a Wanniassa home was found with a spear and a hunting knife in his car, a court has heard.
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Kenji Peter Aoki, 32, was in the home with three others when police employed "hard entry" tactics to get inside early Monday morning.
The men were ordered to get on the floor and put their hands behind their head, the court heard.
Police say Aoki was seen pushing something towards a cupboard, where officers later found a large amount of cash.
The others linked Aoki, who does not live in the home, with a loaded .32 Smith and Wesson revolver at the address.
Police were also told that Aoki was responsible for seven grams of methamphetamine at the premises, and they found $450 cash when they searched him.
They also searched a rental car being driven by Aoki.
Inside, they allegedly found a black metal spear, a hunting knife, a Nintendo Wii, a subwoofer, a safe and a tool kit, among other items.
Investigations relating to those items are still being made, and Aoki has not been charged over the haul.
His suspected involvement in the sale and supply of drugs in the ACT is also being investigated, although there are no current trafficking charges before the court.
Aoki appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday, and was charged with offences of possessing methamphetamine, the loaded gun and stolen property.
Prosecutors opposed bail, arguing there was risk that Aoki would intimidate witnesses and interfere with ongoing investigations.
But Aoki's lawyer Darryl Perkins said it was possible that other people in the house had made the accusations against his client to "cover their own behinds".
He said there was no evidence to suggest Aoki would intimidate others, and noted he had not actually been found with the firearm, and that the drugs and cash were found in a property that Aoki did not live at.
Mr Perkins said his client would be willing to report regularly to police, and stay away from Wanniassa and any witnesses.
He said it did not appear to be a solid police case.
Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker refused Aoki bail, saying there was a risk of intimidation of witnesses and to the community.
But Ms Walker said that risk may weaken if no further evidence was obtained by police in the near future.
Aoki will reappear in court at a later date.
