Officers from Manning-Great Lakes Police District charged a number of people with driving and drug related offences in Taree over the weekend.
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At around 5:15pm on Friday, May 1, police observed a 56-year-old Taree woman who was well-known to them drive along Manning River Drive, Taree North, in a black Hyundai Elantra.
She was then seen to drive along Lansdowne Road to the Dawson River Cemetery.
Police approached the woman and told her they intended to search her and her vehicle.
She initially objected, but when police did finally conduct their search they found cannabis and methyl-amphetamines in her clothing.
An oral fluid test was then conducted on the woman and subsequently returned a positive detection for methyl-amphetamine.
The woman was taken to Taree Police Station where further investigations established that she was supplying prohibited drugs to another person.
The woman was charged and is due to appear at Taree Local Court on May 12.
At around 2:50pm on Saturday, May 2, a 24-year-old man was observed driving a black Holden Commodore without registration plates along Alban Street, Taree.
He then did a burn-out as he turned into Montgomery Street towards Victoria Street, before stalling the vehicle in Victoria Street.
The occupants then got out and pushed the car towards the curb.
The man's driving was visually recorded by bystanders.
Upon being shown the recording, police recognised the driver as a person they had dealt with two hours previously.
Police checked the vehicle and it was revealed that the car's registration had been cancelled on March 2, 2018.
Police spoke with the driver, who freely admitted to both driving in the manner described and being unlicensed.
He was charged with numerous traffic offences and is due to appear at Taree Local Court on June 16.
At around 9pm on Saturday, May 2, officers patrolling Wells Street, Taree observed a 33-year-old man who was well-known to them walking along the street.
Upon pulling up next to him, police saw the man throw something into long grass.
They then retrieved the item, which was revealed to be a 17cm folding knife.
Following this, police searched the man and found a white crystalline substance, believed to be methyl-amphetamine, in a resealable plastic bag in his jacket pocket.
He was issued with a court attendance notice and is due to appear at Taree Local Court on July 21.
