A man found sleeping in his van by the side of the Hume Highway between Yass and Goulburn at the weekend was allegedly found to have methamphetamine worth $1.3 million in his car.
Police say NSW Highway Patrol officers attached to Strike Force Puma were patrolling the Hume Highway east of Yass around 8am Sunday when they saw a white van parked on an access road.
When they investigated, they found a driver asleep at the wheel and woke him to check on his welfare.
After a brief interaction with the 33-year-old driver, the officers conducted a search of the vehicle.
This was when police allegedly located 1.3 kilograms of the drug in two large resealable bags. They also allegedly found $16,500 in cash.
Police say the items were seized for forensic examination.
The driver was arrested and taken to Yass Police Station, where he was charged with supplying a prohibited drug in a large commercial quantity, and dealing with the proceeds of crime in excess of $5000.
The man was refused bail and will appear in the Goulburn Local Court on Monday, December 5.
