Northern Territory Police have arrested two adult males in relation to drug offences in East Arnhem Land communities yesterday.

Around 11:20am, remote officers received intelligence of an illegal substance allegedly being stored at a residence in Gapuwiyak and subsequently conducted a search of the property.

During the search officers located and seized 31 kilos of Kava.

Police later arrested a 40-year-old man that was not a resident of Gapuwiyak.

The male was charged with commercial possession of kava, commercial supply of kava, being in an Indigenous Community without a permit and tobacco smuggling offences.

He is due to appear in the Darwin Local Court on 11 October 2024.

Further investigations led police to search a property in Ramingining where officers located and seized 3.5 kilos of kava and over $13,600 in cash.

A 44-year-old male was arrested and charged with Traffickable supply of kava, Supply kava without a licence, and Resist police.

He has been bailed to appear in court at a later date.