Man charged after large drug seizure at Willow Tree

Key points

• A 40-year-old man has been denied bail after police allegedly uncovered a significant quantity of methylamphetamine in a vehicle pulled over on the New England Highway near Willow Tree. Oxley Police District officers stopped a sedan on the evening of Wednesday, 7 October, and allegedly found the drug during a search that also involved a 37-year-old woman, along with a small amount of cannabis.
• Both occupants were freed while inquiries continued.
• The man was later arrested at Tamworth Police Station on Monday, 19 October, and charged with supplying a prohibited drug in a large commercial quantity.