Officers from Mungindi Police Station and the New England Rural Crime Prevention Team conducted an operation on Friday, December 14, stopping and speaking to livestock transporters and other heavy vehicle drivers in Mungindi near the Queensland border.
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The operation focussed on compliance with biosecurity and heavy vehicle regulations.
The driver of a B-double carting cattle was spoken to in relation to heavy vehicle fatigue offences and non-compliance with NSW livestock transport regulations.
He is expected to receive an infringement for work diary offences, and was provided with a warning and education in relation to livestock transport document breaches.
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Two light-vehicle drivers were arrested after providing oral fluid tests indicating the presence of illicit drugs. They may face charges pending the result of oral fluid analysis.
About 4.30pm that afternoon Moree Rural Crime Investigators involved in the operation stopped a vehicle on the Newell Highway near Moree, after noticing the female driver fumbling with a syringe and several small plastic bags on the steering wheel as she was waiting at a red traffic light.
The female was later searched and found to be in possession of a small amount of methamphetamine (ice) and drug paraphernalia. She will face court at a later date on charges of possession and supply of a prohibited drug.
It is a requirement in NSW that all livestock being transport by road be accompanied by a Transported Stock Statement (TSS) or National Vendor Declaration (NVD), except in some very limited circumstances. More information can be found at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/stock-movements/documentation/tss-questions-answers
