Pair charged after Highgate raid seizes 700g cannabis
South Australia police searched a Highgate home on 25 September 2026, arresting a man aged 30 and a woman aged 23 and seizing 700 grams of cannabis alongside cocaine, ketamine, MDMA and $72,595 cash. The pair were charged with trafficking offences, refused police bail and listed to face the Adelaide Magistrates Court on 28 September.
🇦🇺 Highgate, Adelaide, South Australia
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South Australia police arrested a 30-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman after
searching a home at Highgate, Adelaide, on 25 September 2026.[1]Police
charged the pair with two counts each of trafficking a commercial quantity and
trafficking a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug, plus a further
trafficking count.[1]Both were refused police bail and were listed to appear
before the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday 28 September.[2]
Officers allegedly found 700 grams of cannabis at the property, alongside about
3 kilograms of cocaine, 871 grams of ketamine and 385 grams of MDMA.[1]Investigators also allegedly found $72,595 in cash at the home.[1]Police also
seized a Renault van, a Suzuki SUV and a large amount of jewellery and watches
in connection with the alleged offending.[1]
The search was carried out by the Serious and Organised Crime Branch as part of
an investigation into alleged drug trafficking.[2]Police seized the vehicles,
jewellery and watches under South Australia’s Criminal Assets Confiscations Act
2005.[1]An engaged Adelaide couple were separately reported to have had a
court win after police allegedly seized cocaine, ketamine, MDMA, cannabis, cash
and luxury assets from their home.[3][4]
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The 700 grams of cannabis and the other drug weights and cash are police allegations, with no independent weighing reported.
No valuation of the seized jewellery, watches or vehicles was published.
No verifiable photo of this search was available, so no media entry is listed.
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