A man is due in court charged over an armed robbery at a home in Mount Sheridan yesterday.

Police said the 49-year-old Woree man was one of several people who gained access to the home.

It’s alleged he threatened a woman with a knife before stealing a gun safe and firearms.

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Cairns Criminal Investigation Branch detectives traced the man to a property at Woree, where it’s alleged a vehicle left the scene at speed and the man fled on a bicycle.

Police said they found a quantity of the dangerous drug methylamphetamine at the Woree property.

The 49-year-old man was later arrested and charged with armed robbery and  possession of a dangerous drug.

Police later located a second man who is now assisting inquiries into the armed robbery.

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