About 12.10pm detectives from Canobolas Local Area Command executed a search warrant at a home on Elsie Street.

During the search officers located and seized an unsecured .22 calibre rifle with a scope and cannabis.

The 28-year-old male resident was arrested when he arrived home during the search.

He was taken to Orange Police Station and charged with unlawful possession of firearm, not keep firearm safely and possess prohibited drug.

He has been granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear at Orange Local Court on Monday, February 15, 2016.