A forbidden driver has added serious drugs offences to his list of woes after a traffic stop in Whangārei this morning.
Frontline staff patrolling through Whangārei stopped a vehicle travelling along Memorial Drive before 1.30am.
Whangārei Area Commander, Inspector Maria Nordstrom says it was quickly established the 19-year-old was a forbidden driver.
“The teenager was arrested on the roadside, and in the process of searching the man he was found to be carrying illicit drugs.
“A further search was invoked on a shoulder bag he was wearing across his body.”
Inside, Police located more than 21 grams of MDMA and 491 LSD tablets.
Inspector Nordstrom says a further search inside the vehicle also located additional MDMA.
Around $150 in cash was also seized.
The 19-year-old will appear in the Whangārei District Court today on drugs offences including possession for supply of MDMA and possession of MDMA.
He will also face other driving offences.
“Possession for supply is a serious offence and carries with it a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment,” Inspector Nordstrom says.
“It’s another great outcome from our team working overnight keeping harmful substances out of communities.”
ENDS.
Jarred Williamson/NZ Police