Northern Territory Police said the arrest of seven people following three separate drug busts should serve as a warning to those who were considering the distribution and use of illicit substances in remote communities.

Officer in Charge of Alyangula Police Senior Sergeant Tony Deutrom said Police would continue to use whatever resources they had to crack down on drug use.

“Alyangula Police with the assistance of the Dog Operations Unit and SAID are working closely together to target the distribution of drugs into Groote Eylandt,” he said.

“We will continue to find people using and selling drugs and put them before the courts.

“These substances have a devastating affect on the Community.”

Senior Sergeant Deutrom said a 24-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were arrested yesterday.

“Police arrested both parties for supplying dangerous drugs in a community,” he said.

“Police seized $1500 in cash and 44 grams of cannabis in 55 clip seal bags from a house in Umbakumba community.

“Both were charged with:

Supply dangerous drug in community, and;

Possess a dangerous drug (cannabis)

and were bailed to appear in Alyangula Court on 14 March.”

Both were also issued an infringement notices for possess cannabis for personal use, Senior Sergeant Deutrom said.

In another incident Alyangula Police allegedly found $5500 in cash and 77 grams of cannabis in 95 clip seal bags in a house in the Angurugu community.

“A 49-year-old man was issued with a DIN for possession of nine grams of cannabis,” Senior Sergeant Deutrom said.

“A 20-year-old woman was charged with:

Possess dangerous drug (cannabis);

Supply dangerous drug in community, and;

Possess schedule 2 dangerous drug (cannabis).

“She was bailed to appear in Alyangula Court on March 14.”

In a separate incident three people were charged with:

Supply dangerous drug in community;

Possess a dangerous drug (cannabis)

after a vehicle was apprehended on Tuesday night (see other media release).

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