A police officer who pulled over a speeding motorist on his way to Orientation Week in Dunedin followed their nose and foiled an alleged drug dealer’s plans.<\/p>\n
While the officer was issuing the driver a speeding ticket in the 100kmh zone near Warrington, they caught an unmistakable pungent aroma wafting from the vehicle.<\/p>\n
Oamaru Sergeant Antony Woodbridge said the officer invoked the Search and Surveillance Act and had a hunt through the vehicle.<\/p>\n
Seven grams of strong-smelling cannabis were immediately found, plus 200g of MDMA, tabs of LSD and about 150g of ketamine.<\/p>\n
Altogether the drugs found added up to an estimated value of $70,000.<\/p>\n
Woodbridge said it is alleged the 22-year-old male driver was on his way south to Dunedin for the Orientation Week celebrations to sell his illegal products.<\/p>\n
But now he is facing a raft of charges related to the drugs in his possession.<\/p>\n
“This was not just a great piece of road policing, but a good example of our staff taking initiative and action to follow their nose – quite literally, in this case,” Woodbridge said.<\/p>\n
“The result is a lot of potential harm caused by drugs removed from our communities.”<\/p>\n
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