26 September 2022

Police arrest Victorian man in possession of 17 kilograms of cannabis valued at $170,000

| Shri Gayathirie Rajen
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File Photo: NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol Facebook.

A victorian man has been refused bail after police arrested him in possession of cannabis. Photo: NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol Facebook.

Officers attached to Riverina Traffic and Highway Patrol Command arrested a Victorian man in possession of 17 kilograms of cannabis with an estimated potential street value of $170,000.

Police officers were conducting random breath tests (RBT) on Urana Street in Wagga when they stopped a Mitsubishi Triton Utility driven by a 38-year-old man at about 9:30 pm on Sunday (25 September).

The driver was subjected to a roadside drug test, which returned a positive reading. The results will undergo further analysis.

After speaking with the driver, police searched the vehicle and located 17kg of cannabis.

The driver was arrested and taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station where he was charged with one count each of supply cannabis, and possess prohibited drug.

The Victorian man was refused bail to appear in Wagga Wagga Local Court today (Monday 26 September).

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