Manning Great Lakes Police District officers made several arrests in the Great Lakes this past weekend.
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About 11.50pm on Saturday, April 25, police saw a 36-year-old Forster man, known to them, riding a motorcycle without a light on Mark Street, Forster.
He was stopped and spoken to by officers. The man told them he was going fishing.
Police searched the man and located three resealable bags and five aluminium foils containing ice and an ice pipe in a bum bag.
He was taken to Forster Police Station, was refused bail and charged with supplying and possessing prohibited drug.
About 12.55am on Monday, April 27, police were patrolling The Lakes Way at Forster Keys where they saw a man riding a bicycle without a helmet.
When spoken to, the man informed police he had just purchased cannabis.
He took the drug out of his jumper pocket and handed it to police. The man was charged with possessing a prohibited drug.
About 9.35pm on Sunday, April 26, officers stopped a 39-year-old East Lismore man for exceeding the speed limit on the Pacific Highway at Coolongolook.
A check of the RMS computer system revealed the man had a suspended driver's licence following a fine default.
He was charged.