Police have arrested a New South Wales man in Tailem Bend on Tuesday evening, after he was allegedly caught with a large amount of drugs and cash.
A wide range of agencies made the arrest just after 9pm on the Princes Highway, with a 32-year-old man from Carlingford refused bail ahead of his court date in Murray Bridge.
8 kilograms of methamphetamine and $3000 in cash was allegedly located with a search of the vehicle.
SAPol’s Serious and Organised Crime Branch, Australian Federal Police, NSW Police and uniform patrols from the Murray Mallee Local Service Area all worked together on the bust.
The man has been charged with traffic large commercial quantity of a controlled drug.
Detective Superintendent Shane Addison, Officer in Charge of Serious and Organised Crime Branch says it’s a great example of cooperation across law enforcement.
“This is an example of SAPOL commitment to working cooperatively and in collaboration with our partner law enforcement agencies to identify and disrupt the illicit trade, which causes serious harm to the community. This operation has prevented a significant quantity of methamphetamine from being distributed into the South Australian community where it would have caused further harm and distress”.
