A New South Wales pensioner has been refused bail, after being charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of cannabis.
A court has heard 110 kilograms of cannabis was found in a secret compartment in a truck the pensioner was driving, during a search in Victoria
A pensioner driving a truck from Adelaide to Newcastle has been charged with commercial drug trafficking, after 110 kilograms of cannabis was allegedly found concealed in the rear canopy.
The Mildura Magistrates’ Court has heard that police searched an Isuzu truck that had pulled over around six kilometres west of Underbool, in Victoria’s Mallee, on Wednesday, May 6.
The court heard 216 vacuum-sealed packages of cannabis, collectively valued at $720,000, were located in a secret compartment.
Police officers also seized two phones, and $1,473.65 from the wallet of the vehicle’s sole occupant, 74-year-old Peter Larney from Belmont South, near Newcastle in NSW.
The court heard Mr Larney received a support pension and had been given $2,000 in cash to travel between Newcastle and Adelaide and pick up a truck.
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