A man has been been charged with commercial drug supply following a vehicle stop in the Southern Highlands.
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About 11.30am, Wednesday, June 7, officers attached to the Hume Police District's Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were patrolling the Hume Highway, Sutton Forest, when they observed a Mazda 6 sedan bearing registration that had allegedly expired.
Police directed the vehicle to pull over and spoke with the driver, a 36-year-old man.
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A search of the boot of the sedan allegedly revealed a suitcase containing almost 5.5kg of MDMA, with an estimated street value of more than $700,000.
The driver was arrested and taken to Southern Highlands Police Station where he was charged with one count of supply prohibited drug - large commercial quantity - serious indictable offence, and one count of possess prohibited drug.
The Moorebank man was refused bail to appear in Picton Local Court on Thursday, June 8.
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