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.