54-year-old charged over cannabis and $9,000 cash seized in Tennant Creek
NT Police in Tennant Creek arrested a 54-year-old man driving a grey Toyota sedan on the Stuart Highway and seized cannabis and over $9,000 in cash. He was charged with supply and possession of a schedule 2 drug and refused bail.
🇦🇺 Stuart Highway, 10 km south of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory · Northern Territory, Australia
Around 7pm on 12 November 2026, detectives from the Tennant Creek Criminal
Investigation Branch apprehended a grey Toyota sedan 10 kilometres south of
Tennant Creek on the Stuart Highway.[1]The 54-year-old driver of the vehicle
tested positive for cannabis.[1]
He was refused police bail and was to appear before court on 13 November 2026.[1]
NT News reported that police seized$9,000 in cash and drugs during the Stuart
Highway stop.[2]
ABC News confirmed the man was arrested on drug charges in Tennant Creek, found
with $9,000 in cash and cannabis in his car, charged, and refused bail.[3]
The same police release was republished by Mirage News, confirming the charges
and seizure details.[4]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The cannabis amount is described only as a quantity with less than a trafficable amount; no weight was published, so no kilograms are recorded.
The cash amount is stated as over $9,000 so the exact figure is not known.
No court outcome or plea was reported; the man was to appear before court on 13 November 2026.
The Mirage News and National Tribune articles republish the same NT Police Force release, so they are not independent accounts.
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Left out, as its quotation was not found in Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services: The man was charged with being a driver with a prohibited drug in his body, possessing a schedule 2 dangerous drug in less than a trafficable quantity, supplying a schedule 2 dangerous drug, and possessing or receiving property obtained from the commission of an offence.
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