A man has been charged after police seized cash and drugs during a vehicle stop on the Central Coast yesterday.
About 9.30pm (Tuesday 25 October 2022), officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Traffic and Highway Patrol Command stopped an LDV utility on Wyong Road, Berkeley Vale, after routine checks revealed the vehicle was unregistered.
The driver – a 34-year-old man – was submitted to a roadside drug test which allegedly returned a positive result.
During a search of the utility, police located and seized $25,000 cash, methylamphetamine and cocaine.
The man was arrested and taken to Wyong Police Station where he was charged with knowingly deal with proceeds of crime, supply prohibited drug and two counts of possess prohibited drug.
Police also seized the utility.
The Queensland man was refused bail to appear before Wyong Local Court today (Wednesday 26 October 2022).
Inquiries are continuing.
