A Police drug detection dog has uncovered a $1 million dollar haul of dangerous drugs at a local freight company.

Drug Squad detectives were conducting random screening of freight last week when a Northern Territory Police Dog Operations Unit detector dog reacted to an article found to contain over 20,000 tablets similar to MDMA.

The seizure of the drugs led to South Australian Police arresting a 54-year-old Adelaide man.  The man has been charged with a number of drug offences.

Detective Senior Sergeant Peter Schiller of the Drug and Organised Crime Squad warned of the dangers of the killer drugs.

"This is a major seizure with the street value of these types of drugs currently running at around $50 per tablet. 

“Of particular concern to Police is that the tablets are not consistent in their production and appear to be of a backyard type manufacture containing a variety of compounds including veterinary anaesthetics,” said Detective Senior Sergeant Schiller. 

Analysis of some of the tablets has found the presence of 5-methoxy-N,N-diallyltryptamine, commonly found in “Bath Salts” types of drugs which have been linked to serious health episodes in other states. 

"People using these substances are taking a significant health gamble and I would strongly discourage their use.  A fifty dollar investment may result in a night in spent in the emergency department in a straight jacket, or worse."

Trained to locate Ecstasy, Cocaine, Heroine, Cannabis, ICE and Kava, Drug Detection Dog Biggles is two and half years old. Graduating from the Australian Customs Detection Dog Program, DDD Biggles is the first Springer Spaniel for the NT Police Dog Operations Unit.