The driver and passenger were taken to Cootamundra Police Station. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Two people have been charged with commercial drug supply offences after police allegedly seized more than 70 kg of cannabis during a traffic stop in the Riverina last week.
At about 10:10 am on Thursday (21 August), officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Riverina stopped a vehicle for the purpose of a random breath test.
Police searched the vehicle, which had Victorian number plates. Officers allegedly seized close to 74 kg of cannabis in the boot, covered in a tarp. Their mobile phones were also seized for forensic examination.
The 50-year-old male driver and 48-year-old female passenger were arrested and taken to Cootamundra Police Station, and both were charged with supplying a prohibited drug in excess of a commercial quantity.
They were refused bail and appeared in Bail Division Court 5 on Friday (22 August).
