BY DAKOTA TAIT
A man's facing a number of charges after police allegedly found large amounts of drugs in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Mayfield East on Sunday evening.
Around 7:00pm, officers were conducting a proactive operation when they stopped a motor vehicle on Bryant Street.
Police spoke to the 22-year-old driver before searching the vehicle.
Police allege they located two kilograms of cannabis, almost 150 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 46 grams of MDMA, and over $2000 in cash.
The driver was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station.
He faces a number of charges relating to drug supply and dealing in the proceeds of crime, before being refused bail to face Newcastle Local Court.
