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Border traffic stop finds $800k of drugs
Two people are facing drugs charges after they were allegedly caught with $800,000 worth of cannabis during a traffic stop near the NSW-Queensland border.
May 6, 2020
A man and a teenager have been allegedly caught with more than $800,000 worth of illegal drugs during a routine traffic check near the NSW-Queensland border.
Police stopped the man, 21, and boy, 16, in Rathdowney after they re-entered Queensland on Tuesday morning.
Officers found about 4.5 kilograms of cannabis stuffed in two pillowcases on the back seat of a Toyota Hilux, Queensland police said on Wednesday.
The man and a teenager were charged with drug possession and trafficking.
The man was also issued a $1334 fine for breaching COVID-19 quarantine rules.
NSW police later raided a Lindsay Creek property where they seized a further five kilograms of cannabis and more than $10,000 in cash.
They also found a hydroponic set-up containing 170 cannabis plants and two gel blaster toy guns, which are illegal in NSW.
The man briefly appeared in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Wednesday. He will reappear on July 1.
The boy is due to face the Beenleigh Children’s Court on May 11.