Former Socceroo on gun charges

Updated May 25, 2011 15:48:00

A former English Premier League and A-League player has faced a Sydney court over multiple gun and drugs charges.

Ahmad Elrich, 29, was refused bail after appearing at Parramatta Local Court last Friday, the Parramatta Advertiser has reported.

Elrich, from Merrylands, played for Fulham in the 2005-06 Premiership season and played for A-League clubs Wellington Phoenix and the Central Coast Mariners in recent years.

Elrich was stopped by police for having a faulty tail light while riding his motorbike through Granville about 7:50pm (AEST) last Thursday.

Police allege they found two pistols loaded with ammunition and some Cialis, a drug used for erectile dysfunction, which they said Elrich did not have a prescription for.

Elrich was charged with 11 offences, including two counts of possessing an unauthorised pistol, three counts of possessing ammunition without a licence and possession of a restricted substance.

He was remanded in custody to appear before Parramatta Local Court via videolink on June 17.

- AAP

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First posted May 25, 2011 15:51:00

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