Police arrest and charge woman in Pinelands carrying 56kg of cannabis in four suitcases
NT Police have charged a woman found with 56kg of cannabis split across four suitcases in her vehicle.
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NT Police have charged a Darwin woman found with 56kg of cannabis split across four suitcases in her vehicle on Monday.
Police apprehended the 45-year-old woman while she was travelling on the Stuart Highway in Pinelands, after leaving a hotel in Palmerston on Monday morning.
The vehicle was subject to a search, locating four suitcases containing a combined total of 56kg of cannabis.
The woman was arrested at the location and later charged with possessing and supplying a commercial quantity of a schedule 2 substance.
She was remanded to appear in Local Court on Tuesday.
Originally published as Police arrest and charge woman in Pinelands carrying 56kg of cannabis in four suitcases
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