Man hides $30K drugs in his undies
Police allege $30,000 worth of drugs were found stuffed into a man’s undies, discovered after a traffic stop near Bendigo.
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An alleged drug dealer has been caught hiding $30,000 worth of drugs in his undies.
The discovery was made during an intercept of a silver Mazda hatchback with Queensland registration plates which was seen leaving a service station truck stop in Ravenswood, near Bendigo, about 2.30am yesterday.
Police searched two men inside the vehicle.
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During the search, police allegedly located a small lockbox hidden in one of the men’s undies with $30,000 worth of methylamphetamine, heroin and gamma-hydroxybutyrate.
The 37-year-old man was arrested and charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of drugs (methylamphetamine) and three counts of possess drug of dependence.
He was remanded in custody and will appear in Bendigo Magistrates’ Court today.
The 50-year-old man in the car was spoken to at the scene and released without charge.