Police have arrested a man early this morning after seizing a large amount of drugs believed to be destined for sale to school leavers celebrating schoolies at Lorne.
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The arrest occurred after patrolling police observed the driver of a red Hyundai acting suspicious on Charles Street about 1am Monday.
When police intercepted the car, a male passenger got out and fled, with the driver, a 20-year-old Anglesea man, remaining at the scene.
A search of the vehicle resulted in police allegedly finding a significant quantity of methamphetamine, ketamine, cannabis, deal bags and a large amount of cash.
The man is currently being interviewed by police and is expected to be charged later in the morning.
Colac Highway Patrol officers also impounded two vehicles during patrols in Birregurra and Lorne at the weekend.
Police detected a Ford sedan allegedly speeding along Birregurra-Warncoort Road about 3.20pm Saturday.
The driver attempted to evade police but was intercepted as he drove into his driveway.
Police discovered the 21-year-old driver was a disqualified probationary licence holder.
He underwent a roadside drug test and returned a positive result for methylamphetamine.
The driver's vehicle was impounded under the hoon legislation at a cost $1225.
He is expected to be charged on summons with driving-related offences.
About 8.15pm Saturday, police were then patrolling Lorne as part of School Leavers Week and observed three males getting into the back of an unregistered blue Holden sedan.
The vehicle was intercepted on The Great Ocean Road and the driver fled on foot while police spoke to the remaining passengers.
One of the passengers, a 17-year-old boy, was consuming alcohol and was issued with a infringement notice.
The driver, an 18-year-old man from the Ballarat area, was located a short time later.
He underwent a breath test and returned a result of 0.031.
The man also underwent a drug test and returned a positive result for methamphetamine.
He is expected to be charged on summons with driving-related offences.
Colac Highway Patrol will continue highly visible patrols in the area in an effort to reduce the amount of serious and fatal collisions on south-west roads.
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