Murrumbidgee Police District officers were called to the Sturt Highway after a car had hit a kangaroo. Photo: Oliver Jacques/ NSW Police.
A 30-year-old man has fronted court after police allegedly seized 44 kilograms of cannabis following a vehicle collision with a kangaroo on Sturt Highway.
Omar Akech faced Griffith Local Court on Monday (30 September) charged with commercial drug supply and had his bail formally refused by Magistrate Pauline Wright.
Police said Murrumbidgee Police District officers were called to the Sturt Highway, about 25 km west of Darlington Point, at about 1 pm last Friday (27 September), after a car hit a kangaroo.
Following inquiries, police searched the vehicle and allegedly discovered more than 44 kg of cannabis leaf in the vehicle’s boot. Afterwards, the officers arrested Akech and took him to Griffith Police Station.
Akech is set to appear at Griffith Local Court on Wednesday 2 October.
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