Police allegedly uncovered weapons and drugs after intercepting a speeding car in Launching Place.
Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol Unit Commander Sergeant David McIlfatrick said officers detected a vehicle speeding at 98 kilometres an hour on the Warburton Highway at 9.10am on Monday 20 August.
He said they stopped the unregistered vehicle and the 30-year-old driver, a Berwick man, refused to accompany them for a drug test.
Sgt McIlfatrick said police searched the vehicle and found methamphetamine, GHB, a knife, a round of ammunition and an ice pipe.
They arrested the man and took him to Lilydale Police Station, where they charged him over the alleged offences.
He was bailed to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court at a later date.
“It is disappointing that we continue to see drug-impaired drivers using Yarra Ranges roads and having little regard for the safety of others,” Sgt McIlfatrick said.
“Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol members will make every effort to detect and prosecute these offenders.”
