A man and a woman will face court after $10,000 worth of heroin was seized and an officer was assaulted during a vehicle stop in the state’s Central West region on the weekend.
Officers attached to Chifley Police District stopped a hatchback on Sydney Road, Kelso, at around 6pm on Saturday.
In a statement, NSW Police said that during the vehicle stop, the 50-year-old male driver attempted to discard an item from the window and exit the vehicle, before swinging his arm at an officer’s head.
Officers searched the passenger – a 42-year-old woman – and allegedly located a large package in her possession containing 28.76 grams of heroin with an estimated potential street value of $10,000.
Both were arrested and taken to Bathurst Police Station, where the man was charged with supply prohibited drug greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity, assault police officer in execution of duty without actual bodily harm, and breach of bail.
He was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Court 4 on Sunday, where he was granted strict conditional bail to reappear before Bathurst Local Court on Tuesday 14 July.
The woman was charged with supply prohibited drug greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity, and possess prohibited drug.
She was granted strict conditional bail to appear before Bathurst Local Court on Wednesday 12 August.
