A Camden Head truck driver is set to appear in court after he was charged with possession of a prohibited drug at Coffs Harbour on Friday, May 24.
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Members of the public alerted police at 6.30pm, after the 48-year-old truck driver was allegedly seen driving erratically along the Pacific Highway at Urunga.
Motorists called triple zero after the semi trailer allegedly swerved across both lanes and onto the shoulder.
A spokesperson from NSW Police said the truck was also allegedly travelling at speeds of 40kph, causing obstruction in the 110kph zone.
Motorists utilised their hazard lights to alert traffic, until police located the truck on Keevers Road, Raleigh.
Police officers searched the truck's cabin and allegedly located an amount of cannabis, along with a glass pipe and another smoking device.
The driver was arrested and conveyed to Coffs Harbour Hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing.
The man is set to appear at Coffs Harbour Local Court on June 17.
