A man has been charged over the possession of alleged child abuse material and illicit drugs following investigations by the Police Transport Command.
About 2pm yesterday (Tuesday 19 February 2019), officers from PTC North Central Transport Action Group stopped a black BMW on Mountain Street, Ultimo, for an alleged traffic offence.
After speaking with the driver, the officers searched the vehicle and located methylamphetamine and GHB. A subsequent search of the driver, a 39-year-old man, located a mobile phone with alleged child abuse material.
The man was arrested and taken to Day Street Police Station.
A search warrant was later executed at a home in Darlinghurst where computers, electronic storage devices and suspected illicit drugs were seized for forensic analysis.
Police will allege further child abuse material was located on electronic storage devices seized during the search warrant.
The man was charged with two counts of possess child abuse material and two counts of possess prohibited drug.
He was refused bail to appear before Central Local Court today (Wednesday 20 February 2019).
Investigations are continuing.
