Proving that you never really know who you’re camping next to, a grey nomad couple has been charged with drug trafficking following a search of their car and caravan.
Police from the Serious Organised Crime Branch allegedly found 16 bags of cannabis, weighing a total of 7.25kg, hidden in a secret compartment in the caravan’s undercarriage.
A police spokesperson said the couple from the Fleurieu Peninsula were stopped on the Mallee Highway at Lameroo, South Australia.
It is alleged the man, 64, and woman, 62, were intending to traffic the cannabis interstate.
“Police allege the undercarriage of the caravan had been modified with a purpose-built compartment which contained 16 individual packages which had about 450g of cannabis in each,” the spokesperson said. “The cannabis and the caravan have been seized and an application will be made for forfeiture of the caravan pursuant to Confiscations of Profit legislation.”
Investigations as to the origin of the cannabis are continuing.
The Border Mail newspaper reports that the couple, who were charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of cannabis, were granted bail and will appear in the Berri Magistrates Court on November 25.
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Omg how do our kids have a chance when poppy and nanny are selling drugs. What is this world coming to. Discusting shame on you both.
Maureen what are you going on about we the grey nomads practically invented the stuff nobody is forcing the use of this stuff. Good luck to the GN’s financing their trip this way I am sure they have worked hard for what they have and deserve the GN’s lifestyle pity they got caught.
You would have to be joking Rex, oldies financing their trips this way,They deserve to be caught, and anyone else who tries to sell it, I have seen many families lives wrecked because of drugs starts of with pot then it gets to the harder stuff, you would think people at their age would have more sense. HPOE THEY GET STUNG HARD.
Big deal! Whats wrong with a little bit of dope ? I’ll bet those two don’t use any other tablets to survive…It’s a Tax thing
Would add an extra dimension to Happy Hour I suppose.
Our van has never been searched for drugs … I wonder what prompted this raid. A tip off maybe?
I don’t agree with illegal drug use .. Am almost a wowser now that I have given up drinking that other drug/poison …. Alcohol!!!