The smell of cannabis led to a pair of alleged Dunedin drug dealers having their 340g haul seized by police.
Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police conducted a warrantless search of a car stopped in South Rd after smelling cannabis, about 12.45am on Saturday.
A total of 341g of cannabis and $7580 cash were located and seized, Snr Sgt Bond said.
The 23-year-old male driver and a 20-year-old female passenger both claimed ownership of the cannabis, Snr Sgt Bond said.
The woman was arrested and charged with possessing cannabis for supply.
The man allegedly refused to undergo a compulsory impairment test or provide the PIN for his phone and was arrested and charged with possessing cannabis for supply, refusing to undergo a compulsory impairment test and failing to carry out obligations in relation to a computer search.
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A man arrested during an armed raid by police in Dunedin yesterday morning has been charged with committing a burglary with a weapon.
An Otago Daily Times reader said he noticed armed police with a megaphone surrounding a house in Ashmore St, Halfway Bush.
He said he did not see anything but heard police call for the suspect to give himself up as "the house is surrounded by armed police".
A police spokesman said officers were executing a warrant to take a 25-year-old man into custody.
The man was due to appear in Dunedin District Court today facing a charge of committing a burglary with a weapon.
