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Men charged over 18kg cannabis haul

Men charged over 18kg cannabis haul

Two men from South Australia’s Riverland have been charged after police discovered more than 18kg of dried cannabis in a truck on the Sturt Highway.

Police found two sealed plastic bags in the driver’s cabin, containing 39 vacuum sealed bags of cannabis.

A 40-year-old man and a 44-year-old man, both of Waikerie, were arrested and charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of drugs, while one of them was also charged with unlawful possession.

Further investigations resulted in police arresting a 35-year-old West Lakes man in relation to trafficking a commercial quantity of a controlled drug.