A man has been charged after over a kilo of methamphetamine was located in a car following a crash in Sydney's Inner West.
About 5.50am yesterday (Saturday 7 September 2019), a 38-year-old man was driving a vehicle in Stanmore when he crashed into a brick wall at the intersection of Stanmore Road and Holt Street.
Police from Inner West Police Area Command attended the scene and conducted a search of the vehicle, allegedly locating a 1.067kg package and two smaller packages containing methamphetamine. Also located in the vehicle was $3860 cash.
The man was suspected by police to be under the influence of a drug, so was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital to provide a blood and urine sample.
Investigators applied for a search warrant for the man's home on Bayside Street, Lilyfield, during which they seized several packages believed to contain illicit drugs, as well as almost $45,000 cash, two samurai swords, a laptop and USB drives, and scales.
The man charged at Newtown Police Station with supply prohibited drug – large commercial quantity, supply prohibited drug – indictable quantity, and possess prohibited drug (x6).
He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Bail Court today (Sunday 8 September 2019), via video link.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.
