Investigators attached to the Rural Crime Prevention Team (RCPT) established Operation Brushwood which ran in the Murray River Police District from Thursday last week to Monday.
At about 3.30pm Thursday, officers working under Operation Brushwood arrested and charged a 25 year-old man after he was detected speeding on the Riverina Highway at Savernake.
Police allege he was travelling at 180km/h in a 100km/h zone.
A ute was stopped on Corcoran St, Berrigan, and the driver was subjected to a roadside breath and drug analysis.
After allegedly returning a positive drug test, the ute was searched and police allege to have found and seized a machete and a substance believed to be an illicit drug.
The man, from Kerang, was arrested and taken to Finley Police Station when he allegedly returned a positive secondary drug test.
This has been sent for further analysis with charges pending on the outcome.
The man was issued an infringement notice for exceeding the speed over 45km/h, and a notice of suspension of authority to drive in NSW.
He was issued with a future court attendance notice (FCAN) for drug possession, and a fine for possession of the machete.
His ute was also issued with a major defect notice.
About 10pm on Saturday, police claim to have spotted the same ute, driven by the same man, on Racecourse Rd, Deniliquin.
He was subjected to a roadside breath test which allegedly returned a positive reading. Police also allegedly located illegal drugs when the man was searched.
He was taken to Deniliquin Police Station where he was subjected to a secondary breath analysis which returned a reading of 0.04.
Due to the man’s driving privileges being suspended, he was subject to special prescribed content of alcohol limits.
A secondary drug test was also conducted which reportedly returned a positive result and the man was suspended from driving for a period of 24 hours.
The man was then charged with four offences:
• Drive when driver visiting privileges are withdrawn;
• Possess prohibited drug;
• Special category driver drive with special range PCA; and,
• Breach of bail.
The man was released on strict conditional bail.
At about 2.50am Sunday, police were called back to Racecourse Rd, Deniliquin due to a man driving a ute conducting burnouts.
The same man was once again arrested and was taken to Deniliquin Police Station where he was charged with a further four offences:
• Drive recklessly/prolong, sustain etc loss of traction;
• Drive when driver visiting privileges withdrawn;
• Use vehicle in contravention of major defect notice; and
• Use registrable vehicle not display authorised number-plates.
He was refused bail and appeared in Wagga Wagga Local Court that day, where he was once again refused bail and remanded in custody to appear in Albury Local Court on May 14.
During the operation, officers conducted 60 random breath tests, issued 11 traffic infringement notices, conducted seven inspections of licensed premises, made three drug detections, as well as multiple vehicle and person searches, fishing licence and firearm inspections, and campsite inspections at Werai National Park and Murray Valley National Park.
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