A 64-year-old man was arrested when police drug squad detectives intercepted a stash of kava in car outside Katherine on Thursday morning.
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Superintendent Tony Fuller from the Drug and Organised Crime Division said police apprehended the man on the Stuart Highway, 10 kilometres north of Katherine at 7:30am on Thursday
Supt Fuller said police searched the vehicle and found approximately 10 kg of kava divided into 160 deal bags.
He said police then conducted a search at a Trower Road residence and a further 50 kilograms of kava was located, along with $17,000 in cash.
“Police will allege that the male was travelling to an East Arnhem community to sell the kava when he was arrested, " Supt Fuller said.
“If sold in remote communities, the total kava haul is expected to fetch up $100,000, " he said
The man is in custody assisting police with enquiries.
