Northern Territory Police have arrested a 32-year-old male for driving and drug offences.
On Thursday 27 June members apprehended a vehicle carrying three passengers in the load space of a single-cab utility, Northern Territory Police say.
The 32-year-old driver participated in a road side drug test and returned a positive test result for cannabis in his system.
Drug detection dog Yeti was deployed and a subsequent search of the vehicle located a trafficable quantity of cannabis divided into 56 deal bags and drug implements concealed in a pillow case.
The driver was placed under arrest and conveyed to the Katherine Watch House.
The male has been charged with:
- Driver with prohibited drug in body
- Possess schedule 2 trafficable quantity in a public place
- Supply schedule 2 less than commercial quantity
- Possess schedule 2 less than trafficable quantity
- Possess thing to administer dangerous drug
- Carry adult in open load space of vehicle x 3
He has been remanded in custody to appear before the Katherine Local Court on 12 July 2018.
The three adult passengers were issued with traffic infringement notices.
