Detectives from the Gangs Task Force (GTF) have charged two people in relation to drug offences in Herbert on Friday morning.

Around 8:40am, police members from the Fugitive Task Force (FTF) and the GTF conducted a traffic apprehension on a vehicle travelling along the Stuart Highway. The sole occupant, a 51-year-old female driver, returned positive results for cocaine and methamphetamines during roadside drug and alcohol testing.

Following this, members from the FTF and GTF conducted a lawful search of two properties linked to the female. Police located 28 grams of cocaine, an extendable baton and items linked to an outlaw motorcycle gang. As a result, the 51-year-old and her 45-year-old male partner were arrested.

Both alleged offenders were charged with Possess schedule 1 dangerous drug – traffickable quantity and Possess prohibited weapon, with the female receiving an additional charge of Drive with dangerous drug in body.

They have been remanded to appear in Darwin Local Court on 18 August 2025.