Far North police intercepted a carload of alcohol and cannabis allegedly destined for the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.[1] Police attempted to pull over a Holden sedan on the Stuart Highway near Marla just before 6am on Thursday 5 November, but the vehicle failed to stop.[2] Patrols spiked three of the car’s four tyres about 30 kilometres north of Marla and apprehended the two occupants.[2] A 21-year-old man and a 22-year-old man, both from Port Augusta, were arrested and charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug and supplying liquor to a prescribed area.[1] The younger man, who was the alleged driver, was also charged with failing to stop for police, speeding and breaching the conditions of his learner’s permit.[1]
Officers searching the vehicle allegedly found 33 four-litre casks, one litre of whisky and a trafficable quantity of cannabis.[2] Police impounded the vehicle for 28 days.[1]
Far North police handled the interception on the Stuart Highway near Marla in South Australia.[1] Police described the cannabis only as a trafficable quantity, giving no cannabis weight, alongside the stated alcohol seizure.[2]