The Northern Territory Police Force have charged a 26-year-old male with several drug and traffic offences following a traffic apprehension on Friday night.
Around 11:45pm, Darwin Traffic Operations members apprehended a vehicle on Tiger Brennan Drive, after it was detected speeding at 136km/h in a 100km/h speed limit area.
The driver of the vehicle was subjected to a roadside drug test which returned a positive result for cocaine, methamphetamine, and opiates.
Whilst being taken into custody, the driver was searched and was found to have a less than traffickable quantity of cocaine in his possession.
Darwin Traffic Operations members conducted a further lawful search of the man’s vehicle and located a commercial quantity of MDMA, traffickable quantity of cannabis and a less than traffickable quantity of cocaine. The vehicle was seized by police.
The man was arrested, and the matter was referred to detectives from the Drug & Organised Crime Squad. Detectives executed a search warrant at the male’s residence, where the following was located and seized:
• A less than traffickable quantity of cocaine
• A less than traffickable quantity of MDMA
• A less than traffickable quantity of cannabis
• Items indicative of drug supply
The man has been charged with:
• Supply Dangerous Drug Commercial Quantity – schedule 1
• Possess Dangerous Drug Commercial Quantity – schedule 1
• Possess Dangerous Drug Traffickable Quantity – schedule 2
• Possess Dangerous Drug less than Traffickable Quantity – schedule 1
• Receiving or Possessing Tainted Property
• Driver with Prohibited Drug in Blood
• Exceed Speed – 31-45km/h Over Limit
He is remanded to appear in Darwin Local Court today.
