The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested a 53-year-old male in relation to driving and drug offences in Nakara last week.
Early last week, police received a number of reports in relation to vehicles hooning and conducting burnouts on the residential streets of Nakara and Casuarina areas.
On Wednesday 26 March 2025, Darwin Traffic Operations members located one of the vehicles of interest and apprehended the driver at the front of his residence In Nakara.
While speaking to the driver, a strong smell of Cannabis was detected emanating from his residence.
A search warrant was subsequently obtained and executed at the residence by members of Darwin Traffic Operations and the Drug and Organised Crime Squad.
During the search, a commercial quantity of cannabis was located, along with a trafficable quantity of cannabis plants and four Oleoresin Capsicum Sprays, which are a prohibited weapon in the Northern Territory.
The male was arrested and charged with the following:
- Drive a motor vehicle while unlicensed
- Driver with a prohibited drug in body
- Possess schedule 2 commercial quantity
- Supply schedule 2 commercial quantity
- Cultivate commercial quantity prohibited plant in presence of a child
- Cultivate trafficable quantity prohibited plant
- Possess prohibited weapon
Senior Sergeant Devrim Kanyilmaz said, "The actions of this individual are unacceptable.
"Not only does hooning put other road users at risk, but the supply and distribution of an illicit substance can cause significant harm to the community.
"The NT Police Force will continue to work tirelessly to disrupt criminal behaviour and protect the community."
