A 52 year-old man will appear in the Darwin Magistrates Court this morning charged with Drug and Robbery Offences.

Northern Territory Police arrested the man as part of a long-running operation targeting the supply of illicit substances into Aboriginal Communities in the Katherine and Arnhem area.

Detective Senior Constable Luke Hoolihan said a series of warrants were yesterday resulting in the 52-year-old being arrested and charged with multiple drug offences.

“Members from the Northern Investigation Section and the Northern Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk allege the man has played a large part in the transportation of 5 kilograms of Cannabis and 50 grams of methamphetamine into the Territory during the past month alone” Detective Senior Constable Hoolihan said.

He was charged with;

1 x Possess cannabis - commercial quantity

1 x Supply cannabis - commercial quantity

1 x Possess methamphetamine - trafficable quantity

1 x Supply methamphetamine - trafficable quantity

Detective Senior Constable Hoolihan said the exploitation for profit of these traffickers was of great concern.

“They are preying on some of the most vulnerable people in the Territory and don’t care what misery or hardships the leave in their wake.

“The Police will continue to aggressively target these individuals and bring them before the courts.

“Our job is to keep people safe and one of the ways we can do this is to get these traffickers of our streets and out of our communities.”

In a separate investigation, officers from the Serious Crime Squad laid further charges in relation to an aggravated robbery that occurred at a Parap pharmacy in March, 2012.  These charges were;

1 x aggravated robbery

2 x aggravated assault

1 x aggravated unlawful entry

1 x possess / carry / use controlled weapon

1 x make threats to kill a person.