A 42-year-old man is due to face Maitland Local Court today charged with drug possession following his arrest overnight near the Rutherford Industrial Estate.
Officers were patrolling the area at about 2.00am following a spate of break-ins and malicious damage incidents in recent weeks when they noticed a man acting suspiciously.
Acting Inspector, Mitch Dubojski says drugs were found secreted in the man's underwear when he was searched.
"He was submitted to a frisk search (and) during that search 1.4 grams of what police will allege is methylamphetamine was located on his person. He's been formally refused bail to appear before Maitland Local Court this morning," he said.
