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Some of the alleged drugs that were seized by police. (supplied)
Some of the alleged drugs that were seized by police. (supplied)

A 37-year-old Suffolk Park man appeared in the Byron Bay Local Court yesterday on charges related to the alleged supply of drugs online.

Tweed/Byron Local Area Command police arrested the man on Wednesday following an investigation into the sale of cannabis and cannabis-related products via an online website.

Police allege they intercepted packages sent by the man to people who had placed orders online.

The man was arrested at his Suffolk Park home on Wednesday and taken to the Byron Bay Police Station.

He was charged with eight counts of supplying a prohibited drug, possession of a prohibited drug and dealing with the proceeds of crime.

The man appeared in the Byron Bay Local Court yesterday and was granted conditional bail to reappear on 9 March.

Items seized by police after raiding a home in Suffolk Park on Wednesday. (supplied)
Items seized by police after raiding a home in Suffolk Park on Wednesday. (supplied)

 

 

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