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Central West police say driver was carrying 1kg of cannabis

Sep 5, 2018

A man appeared in Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday on charges of possession and supply of prohibited drugs.

The man, aged 47, had been driving a Suzuki Ignis on the Golden Highway at Dubbo on Tuesday night.

Around 10:10pm he was called on to stop by officers from the Orana Mid-Western Target Action Group.

In a subsequent search of his vehicle, police allegedly found a large quantity of cannabis.

The package, which weighed nearly a kilogram, was seized and taken for forensic analysis.

The man was taken to Dubbo Police Station, where he was formerly charged and refused bail.