A man and a woman will face court after $10,000 worth of heroin was seized and an officer was assaulted during a vehicle stop in the state's Central West region on the weekend.
Following inquiries, officers attached to Chifley Police District stopped a hatchback on Sydney Road, Kelso, about 6pm Saturday 27 June 2026.
Police allege that during the vehicle stop, the driver – a 50-year-old man – attempted to discard an item from the window and exit the vehicle, before swinging his arm at an officer's head.
The man was arrested.
Officers searched the passenger – a 42-year-old woman – and allegedly located a large package in her possession containing 28.76 grams of heroin with an estimated potential street value of $10,000.
The woman was also arrested and both were taken to Bathurst Police Station, where the man was charged with supply prohibited drug greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity, assault police officer in execution of duty without actual bodily harm, and breach of bail.
He was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Court 4 on Sunday 28 June 2026, where he was granted strict conditional bail to reappear before Bathurst Local Court on Tuesday 14 July 2026.
The woman was charged with supply prohibited drug greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity, and possess prohibited drug.
She was granted strict conditional bail to appear before Bathurst Local Court on Wednesday 12 August 2026.
