Unlicensed rider arrested at Whyalla

At about 1am on Wednesday 20 May, Whyalla police were patrolling Noble Street when they spotted an off-road motorbike being ridden on the road without headlights or a number plate.

Patrols followed the bike from a distance as the rider entered nearby scrubland.

The motorbike and a backpack were later located abandoned. A search of the bag allegedly uncovered prescription drugs, GHB and a glass pipe.

Officers conducted a foot search of the area and located the alleged rider hiding in scrub nearby. The man underwent drug and alcohol testing, returning a positive result for methamphetamine.

The 22-year-old Whyalla man was arrested and charged with riding without a licence, riding an unregistered and uninsured motorbike, drug driving and possessing a controlled drug. He was bailed to appear in the Whyalla Magistrates Court on 6 July.

The motorbike was impounded for 28 days.

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