A MAN has been charged in connection with an incident in which the bomb disposal squad was called to his home in Cramlington, Northumberland, on Thursday (January 8).

Owen Thomas Dodds, 36, of Ridley Street, has been charged with importing offensive weapons, producing a class B drug, possession of class C drug and possession of cannabis. He will appear at South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court tomorrow (Saturday January 10).

The bomb disposal squad were called in after police discovered suspicious liquids which were removed and taken away for testing.