A 28-year-old man is due to face court after police allegedly seized 30 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $9 million, during a vehicle stop near Forster on Thursday.
Police said Manning-Great Lakes Highway Patrol officers stopped a Pantech truck on the Pacific Highway at Failford, about 5km north of Nabiac, at about 10.30am on 29 May.
Officers allegedly established the driver’s licence had been suspended before conducting a search of the vehicle.
During the search, police allegedly located and seized about 30kg of cocaine, electronic devices and $1,302 in cash.
The driver was arrested and taken to Forster Police Station.
He was charged with:
- Supplying a prohibited drug in a quantity greater than or equal to a large commercial quantity;
- Recklessly dealing with the proceeds of crime valued at $5,000 or less;
- Possessing a prohibited drug; and
- Driving while visiting driver privileges were withdrawn.
The man was refused bail and is scheduled to appear before Bail Division Court 1 on Friday.
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