Three men will appear in court following two separate kava seizures near the remote Aboriginal community of Bulman.

Bulman Police witnessed a car driving suspiciously along the Central Arnhem Road at around 10:30 pm on Saturday 18 February.

Acting Sergeant Leighton Arnott said the Subaru, containing five people, was stopped approximately six kilometres north west of the Bulman Community.

“A search warrant was executed on the vehicle during which Police located five grams of cannabis, a bottle of rum, more than four litres of wine and 38.36 kilograms of kava in 1001 separate deal bags,” A/Sgt Arnott said.

“The 51-year-old driver was charged with possess cannabis in a public place, unlawfully supply cannabis to another, possess/supply a commercial quantity. He was bailed to appear in the Darwin Magistrates Court on 2 April 2012.”

Just 14 hours later, Police witnessed another suspicious vehicle approximately 32 kms south west of Bulman Community.

“A Nissan Patrol was stopped and searched, locating 41.3 kilograms of kava in 2043 separate deal bags,” A/Sgt Arnott said.

“The 62-year-old male driver and a 30-year-old male passenger were both charged with possess/supply a commercial quantity of kava and were bailed to appear in the Maningrida Court on 4 April 2012.

“The kava seized in these two incidents could have reached up to $131,000 if sold in remote communities. This was a great result for local members and once again shows our no nonsense approach to drug offenders.”

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