Pair charged with drug offences in Fingal Bay Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 A MAN and a woman have been charged with drug offences after NSW Police carried out a search at their Fingal Bay home. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au At about 8.35am on Wednesday 11 October, officers attached to the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended a property at Fingal Bay for the purpose of an Firearm Prohibition Order (FPO) search. On arrival police spoke with a 36-year-old man, who was subject to an FPO, when police allegedly located prohibited drugs. The search was suspended and officers applied for, and were granted a search warrant, during which police found small amounts of methylamphetamine, cocaine, GHB, cannabis, steroids, and about $45,000 cash. The man was arrested following the search, while a woman – aged 37 – was also arrested for allegedly attempting to hinder police at the scene and conceal evidence. The man was charged with drug offences, and the woman was charged with several drug and property offences.
