Three charged with possession and supply of commercial quantity - Groote Eylandt

Detectives from the Drug and Organised Crime Division have charged three males in Alyangula in relation to possession and supply of dangerous drugs.

Groote Eylandt-based drug detector dog Bear responded to two international post packages last Friday and one yesterday, leading to the execution of four search warrants at a local workers’ accommodation, Northern Territory Police say.

The investigation uncovered 50 grams of MDMA, five grams of ketamine and five grams of cocaine.

A 31-year-old male was charged with possession and supply of a Schedule 1 dangerous drug (commercial quantity).

A 24-year-old male was charged with possession and supply of a Schedule 1 dangerous drug (commercial quantity) and possession of an implement to administer a dangerous drug.

The third male, 29-years-old, was charged with possession and supply of a Schedule 1 dangerous drug (commercial quantity) and possession and supply of a Schedule 1 dangerous drug (less than commercial quantity).

The three males are scheduled to appear in Alyangula Local Court on 22 July 2018.

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