A man will face court after police allegedly found prohibited drugs in a car they stopped for travelling at 60km/h over the sign-posted speed limit near Mudgee yesterday.
About 4.40pm yesterday (Wednesday 29 May 2019), police from Mudgee detected a vehicle travelling around 160km/h on the Castlereagh Highway.
That section of the Castlereagh Highway has a sign posted speed limit of 100km/h.
The driver, a 43-year-old Dubbo man, underwent random breath and drug testing. The oral fluid sample returned a positive indication for the presence of a prohibited drug. He was suspended from driving for 24 hours.
Police will await laboratory testing results from a second sample before determining further legal action in relation to the outcome of the random drug test.
Inquiries at the scene prompted police to search the man and his vehicle. It will be alleged police found a quantity of cannabis and methylamphetamines.
The 43-year-old was arrested and charged with driving at a speed dangerous, exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h, possessing and supplying a prohibited drug
He was conditionally bailed to appear at Mudgee Local Court on Wednesday 3 July 2019. His driver’s license was also suspended.
