Police have charged a man with several drug and speeding offences in the state’s Southern Tablelands as part of the CATCH program.

Just after 5pm yesterday (Friday 26 August 2016) officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol detected a silver Holden Commodore travelling above the sign posted limit along the Hume Highway, Towrang (13 kilometres north of Goulburn).

Police spoke to the driver, a 29-year-old man, and conducted a mobile drug detection test, which allegedly returned a positive result.

Police conducted a search of the man and his passenger, a 33-year-old woman, and allegedly located bags of amphetamine and heroin.

The pair were arrested and taken to Goulburn Police Station.

The 29-year-old man was charged with possess prohibited drug and supply prohibited drug.

The 33-year-old woman was charged with supply prohibited drug.

Both were bail refused to appear at Goulburn Local Court on Wednesday 31 August 2016.