Couple face multiple drug charges after routine stop

The couple were busted during a routine traffic stop. Photo / File

A couple is facing multiple drug charges after being busted with a variety of drugs and paraphernalia during a routine traffic stop.

Shift manager, Acting Senior Sergeant Dale Smith of Hamilton police, said the car was stopped on Avalon Dr shortly before 1am.

"Our staff identified the male driver as being in breach of his release conditions and then decided the man had parked the car in an unsafe place. Asking the female passenger to step out of the car so it could be moved, one sharp-eyed constable noticed a point bag on the passenger's seat.

"This was sufficient to commence a search under the Search and Surveillance Act and, a short time later, a small container containing about 4.9g of methamphetamine was found hidden in the woman's shoe."

Mr Smith said as the search continued other drugs and paraphernalia were recovered.

"Items seized in addition to the methamphetamine included cash, drug utensils and a quantity of LSD."

The man was charged with breach of his release conditions while the pair were jointly charged with possession of methamphetamine for supply, possession of LSD and possession of utensils.

He praised the constable's attentiveness to his job.

"It just goes to show that even in the low light of the early morning a sharp eye is invaluable."