A large amount of methamphetamines and more than $12,000 in cash were seized by police after a chase that involved use of the Air Wing on Friday, April 26.
Shepparton police Senior Constable Trevyn Pinto said Shepparton Crime Investigation Unit detectives tried to pull over a car displaying false number plates on Industrial Rd in Shepparton shortly before 8pm, but the Holden Commodore was driven off.
A police Air Wing plane was then used to follow the car until it stopped after running out of fuel at Invergordon about 25 minutes later.
Police said the driver of the vehicle allegedly tried to throw items out of the car, including 43g of methamphetamines and $12,850 in cash.
Police allege the car was also driven on the wrong side of the road at excessive speeds, with speeds of up to 200km/h allegedly reached.
The car was impounded after the incident.
A 52-year-old Kyabram man has been charged with failing to stop on police direction, reckless conduct endangering life, dangerous driving while pursued by police, trafficking methamphetamines, and dealing with property suspected to be the proceeds of crime.
He was also charged with possessing methamphetamines, unlicensed driving, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving a vehicle with fraudulent number plates, and refusing to undergo a drug test.
He has been remanded in custody to appear in Shepparton Magistrates’ Court in May.
The car was stopped as part of a police operation on Friday and Saturday night by Shepparton police’s Crime Investigation Unit and Divisional Response Unit, as well as the police Air Wing.
The operation targeted high-risk driving and other driving matters.