A 26-year-old man has been arrested in relation to drug offences in Mataranka yesterday.

Around 9:30am, Mataranka Police with the assistance of the Dog Operations Unit and Katherine Criminal Investigations Branch executed a search warrant at an address on Carew Road, Mataranka.

The 26-year-old was located inside a bus at the address.

The bus was searched and drug detection dog Ida led police towards an area where 185grams of Methamphetamine was located concealed within the dashboard of the bus.

The man was arrested and charges are expected to follow.