Highway cops find almost a MILLION dollars' worth of cocaine on the back seat of a man's white SUV after he allegedly tested positive to a roadside drug test
- A man has been charged after $900,000 worth of cocaine was allegedly found
- He was stopped in Bonville on August 11 at about 11am by highway patrol
- The Gold Coast man returned a positive result after a roadside drug test
- Three packages of a white powder were then allegedly found on the back seat
- 3.6kg of cocaine was seized and he was charged at Coffs Harbour police station
A male driver has been charged after $900,000 worth of cocaine was allegedly found on the backseat of his car on the NSW north coast.
A Coffs Harbour highway patrol car stopped the white SUV at Bonville - about 14km south of Coffs Harbour - on Wednesday August 11 at about 11am.
Police say the 28-year-old man returned a positive result after undertaking a roadside drug test.
Coffs Harbour Highway Patrol have allegedly found three packages of cocaine (pictured) on the back seat of Gold Coast mans car, worth approximately $900,000
Police then allegedly found three packages of a white powder, believed to be cocaine, on the back seat and also seized two mobile phones.
Weighing approximately 3.6kg in total, the packages have an estimated potential street value of approximately $900,000.
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The man was taken to Coffs Harbour police station and charged with supplying a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug.
The Gold Coast man was refused bail to appear in Port Macquarie local court on Thursday.
The man reportedly returned a positive result on a roadside drug test and police allegedly found the drugs in his car
