Man in court over drug equipment found at school

Police have arrested and charged a 35-year-old man over drug-making equipment found in the grounds of a Christchurch primary school.

The man was to appear in Christchurch District Court this morning charged with possessing precursor substances and equipment for manufacturing the methamphetamine drug P.

Police found glass laboratory equipment and highly volatile chemcicals in a dumpster and behind an equipment shed at Windsor Primary Scool in suburban Burwood on Tuesday.

Police said today investigations to determine if any other people were involved were continuing.

- NZPA