POLICE seized drugs with an estimated street value of more than $3.5 million from a white Ford Transit during a targeted traffic stop on the Barton Highway on Tuesday afternoon.

A 33-year-old Phillip man has been charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of a controlled drug.

Police say that during the search of the van a large, sophisticated hydraulic concealment area was found within the vehicle that contained:

• More than five kilograms of methamphetamine .
• Encrypted mobile devices. 
• About 500 grams of Boric Acid, a known cutting agent.

A further search of the man’s apartment in Phillip found cash that police will allege to be proceeds of crime.

Det-Insp Mark Steel said the seizure of the drugs should serve as a warning to people trying to bring drugs into the territory.

“Drugs like methamphetamine are not social drugs; they inflict harm on the users, and lead to other violent crimes being committed,” he said.