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Tuntable Creek man’s ‘good medicine’ lands him in jail

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A 40-year-old Tuntable Creek man is behind bars after being stopped by police while driving an unregistered car on Sunday.

When asked by police why he appeared to be nervous, the man allegedly handed over a tin with ‘good medicine’ written on the top.

Inside the tin police located several different illegal drugs and a search of the car revealed more drugs and a knife.

The man was taken to Lismore Police Station where he was charged with Custody of a Knife, Use unregistered Vehicle, Supply Greater than Commercial Quantity of a Prohibited Drug (Lysergic acid diethylamide – LSD), Supply Prohibited Drug Greater than Indictable Quantity (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine – MDMA), Possess Prohibited Drug (cannabis), Possess Prohibited Drug (cannabis resin) and Possess Prohibited Drug (cannabis seeds).

He was refused bail until March.

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