According to Stuff.co.nz, AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been charged by New Zealand police with attempting to procure a murder. Rudd also faces charges of possessing the drugs methamphetamine and cannabis, and of threatening to kill.

The 60-year-old drummer's home in New Zealand was raided Thursday morning (November 6) and he entered no plea to the charges when he appeared in the Tauranga District Court later that afternoon. He was released on bail and will reappear in court on November 27.

He is alleged to have tried to hire a hitman to kill two men. Their names and that of the intended hitman were not released to the media.

The alleged offenses are said to have taken place between September 25 and September 26 this year.

If convicted, Rudd faces a maximum of ten years in jail.

A video report from SunLive can be seen below. Also available is an audio wrap of the day's events from Tony Wall, a reporter for Fairfax New Zealand.