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Subscriber only Police are preparing to lay formal charges after a stash of drugs were allegedly found during a routine traffic stop. Tweed Byron Police District said in a statement officers were patrolling in Mullumbimby when they stopped a Honda Civid for a random breath test about 11pm on Saturday. The 23-year-old male driver complied with this test and returned a negative reading, police said. During the test, police noticed a small bag containing what appeared to be cannabis on the floor of the vehicle. Police will allege a subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered cannabis, 13 bags containing a total of 13.42g of ketamine and $715 in cash.
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Subscriber only A 25 year old who allegedly attempted to smuggle opioids into Woodford Correctional Centre is one of two women charged with supplying drugs into jails. The Slacks Creek woman came to the attention of officers at Woodford at the weekend when she was allegedly found with a significant quantity of suboxone strips. Intelligence officers at Borallon Training and Correctional Centre have also been praised for their vigilance after thwarting an alleged attempt to introduce opioids into the centre. A 42-year-old Morayfield woman was pulled up by officers from the Queensland Police Services Corrective Services Investigation Unit at about 8:30am on Monday after they suspected she was attempting to smuggle drugs in.