New Zealand police at the home of AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd. Photo: Stuff
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd will appear in New Zealand's Tauranga District Court this afternoon charged with attempting to procure a murder.
The charge was laid after police raided the drummer's home on the Tauranga waterfront at Matua this morning.
He is also charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of cannabis and threatening to kill.
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been questioned by police.
Police said a 60-year-old man would appear in court today.
Police searched Rudd's Tauranga home this morning.
Rudd is the only Australian-born member of the band. In 2003, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the other members of AC/DC.
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