Three days after police from the Yass Highway Patrol discovered individually packaged bags of cannabis worth approximately $850,000 during a routine vehicle stop in Bowning, police from the same patrol have seized 79 kilograms of cannabis during a vehicle stop in Bookham on 8 September.
Highway Patrol officers stopped a vehicle on the Hume Highway in Bookham for a random breath test at 11.00am, where the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle returned a positive result to cocaine.
Police proceeded to search the vehicle, and located several large, black garbage bags containing cocaine.
The 44-year-old man was arrested and taken to the Yass Police Station.
On arrival at the Yass Police Station, police conducted a thorough search of the vehicle, located 10 bags containing 79 kilograms of cannabis.
The estimated street value of the drugs exceeds $840,000.
The man was charged with supply prohibited drug greater than commercial quantity and possess prohibited drug.
He was refused bail to appear at Bail Division Court 3 on Wednesday, 10 September.
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