Independent councillor Padraig McShane was speaking during a meeting of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.
He was responding to a proposal by DUP Alderman George Duddy calling for the council to send a letter to the Justice Minister stating a lack of confidence in PSNI senior management.
Mr Duddy suggested if Mr McShane was so concerned about the transportation of drugs perhaps “he should pass it on to the proper authorities for their investigation”.
The matter was raised during a discussion on confidence around policing, in the week that saw fresh controversy around the Bobby Storey funeral.
Mr Duddy brought the proposal, to write to the Justice Minister, to “highlight the lack of public confidence in the police at present”. However, he said it was about “increasing the confidence in the public to assist the PSNI”.