Three men to face court after police find 370 tins of infant formula suspected of being stolen

A trio has been arrested after allegedly stealing hundreds of tins of baby formula and one man is facing serious drug charges after a package was found during the police pursuit.

Hundreds of tins of baby formula have been located after allegedly being stolen. Stock picture: NSW Police

A trio has been arrested after allegedly stealing baby formula with one man facing serious drug charges after a police pursuit uncovered a package of meth and heroin.

Police were called to an Edwardstown shopping centre on South Rd for an unrelated matter when they were alerted to a man attempting to steal infant formula from a store.

Staff confronted the man and he ran from the store while police officers gave chase.

According to police, the man dropped a package and checks revealed the package contained methamphetamine and heroin.

The man, a 44-year-old from Victoria, was swiftly arrested and was charged with two counts of trafficking a controlled substance and theft.

Police then searched a Heathpool address linked to the man where they located more than 240 tins of infant formula and multivitamins suspected of being stolen.

As police searched the property, a Mercedes van arrived with two people inside and officers found more than 130 tins of infant formula suspected of being stolen.

The two occupants of the car – a 37-year-old man and a 49-year-old man both from Victoria – were arrested and charged with unlawful possession.

The three men did not apply for bail and will appear in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday.

Originally published as Three men to face court after police find 370 tins of infant formula suspected of being stolen