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A man facing drug charges after police allegedly found a stash of drugs and cash in his vehicle near Byron Bay was "a stroke of the pen away" from having an arrest warrant issued this week, a court has heard.
Robert Vandermeer, 58, from Rathmines - south of Newcastle - was arrested on December 30 last year after police stopped his vehicle at the Byron Bay interchange on the Pacific Highway in Ewingsdale.
Police claim they stopped Mr Vandermeer's vehicle after he allegedly failed to use his indicator.
They will allege they found a range of drugs including cannabis leaf, cannabis resin, MDMA, cocaine and LSD as well as $21,700 cash in his vehicle.