Man to appear in court on drugs charges

A 31-year-old man is due to appear in Hastings District Court today charged with possession of methamphetamine for supply and possession of ecstasy.

He was arrested following the discovery by Police of a substantial quantity of cash and drugs at a Flaxmere address on 11 June 2019.

Any form of illicit drug use in our community has a detrimental impact on individuals, their families and our communities. It can drive many aspects of reported and unreported crime, for example, family harm, dishonesty crime and serious assaults.

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