Chee Kin Foo and Jing Chen charged with drug supply at Murrumbateman, methamphetamine, blank passport seized

Two men are before the courts for what started as being pulled over for speeding and has now materialised into a more serious string of charges allegedly involving drugs and a blank passport. Here’s what happened.

What started as two men being pulled over for speeding, has now materialised into a larger-scale investigation involving drugs and a blank passport.

Chee Kin Foo, 38, and Jing Chen, 42, were not required to appear at Goulburn Local Court on Wednesday for their charges, with Mr Foo having six and Mr Chen having seven.

Police allege officers attached to Yass Highway Patrol were conducting an operation into speeding and dangerous driving on Sunday at about 11.20am when a Mitsubishi SUV was detected allegedly driving 70km/h in a 50km/h zone on Barton Highway, Murrumbateman.

The driver, Mr Foo, was pulled over by officers and subjected to a roadside breath test and drug test.

Chee Kin Foo, 38, and Jing Chen, 42, were driving on Barton Highway, Murrumbateman, when they were stopped by officers attached to Yass Highway Patrol.

His drug test returned an alleged positive reading to methamphetamine; the results of which will undergo further analysis.

Not long after, police say the Melbourne local made a run for it and fled the scene on foot.

The passenger, Mr Chen, allegedly became violent towards police officers and attempted to flee as well, though the northwest Sydney local’s struggle with the officers was short-lived and he was subsequently handcuffed and arrested.

A search of the SUV revealed a substance believed to be methylamphetamine, MDMA, a blank passport, passport photos (which documents tendered to the court state were to create false passports), six mobile phones, several credit cards suspected of being stolen and driver’s licences in various names.

Court documents state the meth totalled to 28.9 grams, and the MDMA was made up of one tablet.

According to police, the search also revealed cash (which police facts state was $1475), electronic scales, and more than 1kg of a crystal substance in a bottle which will undergo further analysis.

Everything was seized by police for further investigation.

More than an hour later, Mr Foo was caught walking along Dundoos Drive, Murrumbateman at about 1.45pm and arrested.

Both were taken to Yass Police Station.

Mr Foo was charged with six offences including taking part in supply of a prohibited drug, two counts of possessing identity information to commit etc indictable offence, goods in personal custody suspected of being stolen (not motor vehicle), resisting or hindering a police officer in the execution of duty, and, refusing or failing to submit an oral fluid test.

He was also issued infringement notices for exceeding the speed limit, and driving while unlicensed.

Mr Chen was charged with seven offences including two counts of possessing a prohibited drug, two counts of taking part in supplying a prohibited drug, dealing with property proceeds of crime, possessing identity information to commit etc indictable offence, and resisting or hindering a police officer in the execution of duty.

Both are in custody and are to appear via audiovisual link at Goulburn Local Court on August 10.