Police have seized over 40kg of cocaine after a truck was intercepted just outside of Barnawartha yesterday.
Officers from Wangaratta and Wodonga Highway Patrols pulled over the B-Double on the Hume Highway about 3.45pm on Wednesday, 13 August.
It's believed the truck was travelling between Sydney and Melbourne.
The driver, a 40-year-old Windsor NSW man, was given a preliminary oral fluid test which returned a positive result.
A search of the truck was then conducted by highway patrol members, assisted by VIPER Taskforce members who were in the area at the time.
A number of packages believed to be cocaine were located secreted in the vehicle, as well as a small amount of methylamphetamine.
The man was interviewed by police and subsequently charged with trafficking a large commercial quantity of cocaine and possess methylamphetamine.
He appeared at Wodonga Magistrates' Court today and was remanded to appear again on 20 November.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information about illicit drug activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
Quotes attributable to Inspector Tracy Johnston, Eastern Region:
"Yesterday's seizure is a great result, to both remove a driver putting other road users at risk and also seize a significant amount of drugs that could have caused immense harm in our community.
"We see a significant amount of road trauma attributed to the use of illicit drugs and we will never know what might have been avoided simply as a result of this intercept.
"Victoria Police has zero tolerance for those involved in the trafficking of drugs and I urge anyone with information about this activity to contact police or Crime Stoppers."
