- Published:
- Friday 1 May 2026 at 5:24 pm
Greensborough Highway Patrol officers turned a routine intercept into the remand of a man in South Morang early this morning.
It is alleged the man was riding a Yamaha motorcycle along Plenty Road when he was intercepted by officers about 1am.
Checks allegedly revealed the man didn’t have a license, had false plates fitted to the motorcycle and was wanted on an outstanding matter.
Police conducted drug and alcohol testing on the man, who allegedly returned a positive drug test.
The man allegedly refused the secondary drug test however he was subsequently arrested for the outstanding matter.
The 53-year-old Hadfield man was taken into custody and charged with an array of offences including:
- unlicensed driving
- refuse oral fluid test
- unregistered motorcycle
- possess methylamphetamine
- fraudulently use registration plate
He was remanded in custody to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
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