Drug dog uncovers cannabis stash at Alice Springs roadblock
A 63-year-old man has been charged with possessing a commercial quantity of cannabis after a sniffer dog alerted police to the stash at a traffic stop in Alice Springs.
Detective Acting Superintendent Peter Malley said officers were conducting a roadblock on the Stuart Highway about 30 kilometres south of Alice Springs when they stopped a Mitsubishi Magna about 4:20pm on Sunday.
"Drug detector dog Quella provided a positive reaction to the vehicle and police located 1.4kg of cannabis divided into three separate cryovac bags inside the car," Acting Superintendent Malley said.
"The 63-year-old driver and his 44-year-old passenger were arrested and charged with possess cannabis in a commercial quantity."
The pair will appear in Alice Springs Magistrates Court today.
