Police have charged three men after they found a large amount of cannabis during a routine traffic stop at Adamstown.
Officers pulled over a car on Glebe Road at about 6.00pm on Monday and breath tested the driver, who returned a negative result.
However, a search of the vehicle allegedly uncovered 18 kilograms of cannabis.
Police arrested three men - one aged 33 and the others aged 22, and took them to Newcastle Police Station where they were charged with possess prohibited drug (deemed supply) and were refused bail to face Newcastle Local Court today.
