A driver who was allegedly high on drugs and found with $280,000 cash after police searched his car will face court on Thursday.

Police pulled over a ‘suspicious’ car on the Hume Highway about 40km east of Wagga Wagga in rural New South Wales on Wednesday.

They allegedly found nearly $280, 000 in cash inside the Toyota Hiace, which driven by a 26-year-old man.

A 26-year-old man Cootamundra Highway police pulled over a ‘suspicious’ car on the Hume Highway about 40km east of Wagga Wagga on Wednesday. Police allegedly found nearly $280,000 in cash inside the Toyota Hiace

He was arrested and taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station where he was subjected to a drug test, which allegedly returned a positive indication for methyl amphetamine, or ‘ice’.

The man, from Queensland, was charged with recklessly dealing with proceeds of crime.

The incident has prompted Commander of Traffic and Highway Patrol, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley to warn motorists of the consequences of using the road to undertake unlawful activities.

‘Police are out in force, and if you are doing the wrong thing, we will catch up with you,’ Commander of Traffic and Highway Patrol, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley said

‘If you think you are going to get away with illegal activity on our roads, you can think again,’ he said.

‘The CATCH program targets vehicles suspected of transporting drugs and other illegal contraband.

‘Police are out in force, and if you are doing the wrong thing, we will catch up with you.’

The 26-year-old was refused bail and will appear in Wagga Wagga Local Court on Thursday.