Mount Gambier pair charged with meth possession over fake number plate leads to bust in Port Lincoln

Cops pulled over a car in a beachside SA town for fake number plates – and now a man and woman will face court at the other end of SA.

A Mount Gambier man and woman have been arrested after police found ice pipes and meth in their car during a traffic stop.

Fake registration plates on their Subaru station wagon caught the attention of officers on June 27, who pulled the vehicle over on King St at Port Lincoln.

Two people will face court after meth was found in their car. Picture: supplied.

Police searched the station wagon and allegedly found four grams of methamphetamine and ice pipes.

The Mount Gambier driver and passenger, a 33-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, were charged with possessing a controlled drug and possessing equipment for consumption of controlled drug.

They were both released on bail and will face the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court on August 26.

Originally published as Mount Gambier pair charged with meth possession over fake number plate leads to bust in Port Lincoln