A 21-YEAR-OLD man will appear in Bathurst Local Court charged with handling an explosive without a licence following a weekend blitz targeting visitors entering Bathurst and Lithgow jails.
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Four people were caught trying to take contraband into the correctional centres during a two-day joint operation run by officers from the North West Police Transport Command and Bathurst Target Action Group, along with staff from the NSW Corrective Services security operations group.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with possession of a prohibited drug, custody of knife and handling an explosive without an authorising licence.
He was issued a Court Attendance Notice and is due to appear in Bathurst Local Court on Monday, February 25.
A 19-year-old woman was charged with outstanding matters including menacing driving, negligent driving, malicious damage and stalking/intimidation.
She was granted conditional bail to appear in Orange Local Court on Tuesday, January 15.
Two other women were issued Court Attendance Notices for possession of a prohibited drug and are due to appear in Bathurst Local Court on Monday, February 25.
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Proactive patrols were also conducted in Lithgow and Bathurst with one man charged in relation to two outstanding arrest warrants.
He was issued a Court Attendance Notice to appear in Lithgow Local Court on Thursday, February 21.
Across the two-day operation, a total of 185 visitors were screened. There were 78 vehicle searches and 10 person searches conducted by the officers.
