Cannabis worth $1m seized when truck stopped near Byron Bay

145 bags of cannabis with an estimated potential street value of $1 million were found. Photo NSW police.

A man will appear in court today after police seized cannabis with an estimated potential street value of $1 million when a truck was stopped near Byron Bay yesterday.

Just before 9am (Thursday, 15 January, 2020), Traffic and Highway Patrol officers stopped a truck on the Pacific Highway at Bangalow, due to the manner of driving.

Police spoke to the 36-year-old male driver and submitted him to a roadside drug test, which allegedly returned a positive indication.

The man was arrested, and his truck searched, revealing 145 bags of cannabis with an estimated potential street value of $1 million. A small amount of methylamphetamine was also allegedly found.

The Marrickville man has been charged with supply a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug, two counts of drug possession (one being a commercial quantity), and driving under the influence of a prohibited drug.

He has been refused bail to appear before Byron Bay Local Court today (Friday 16 January 2020).

---

Support The Echo

Keeping the community together and the community voice loud and clear is what The Echo is about. More than ever we need your help to keep this voice alive and thriving in the community.

Like all businesses we are struggling to keep food on the table of all our local and hard working journalists, artists, sales, delivery and drudges who keep the news coming out to you both in the newspaper and online. If you can spare a few dollars a week – or maybe more – we would appreciate all the support you are able to give to keep the voice of independent, local journalism alive.