A man caught with cannabis and crystal meth was ordered to pay a $1000 fine, the Wangaratta Magistrates Court heard on Friday.

On 21 June, at 12:28am, police intercepted a Toyota RAV 4 in Chisholm Street.

As police were about to search his car, the accused pulled out a bag of 16.79g cannabis from the centre console.

Officers also found 5.1g crystal meth and large amounts of cigarettes.

The accused told police the drugs were for personal use.

Defence counsel for the accused said their client was using half a gram of crystal meth per day and the drugs found were only a week’s worth.

“The cannabis was in bags within bags, so the true weight is unknown,” they said.

The court heard the accused hadn’t offended since 2016.

Magistrate Megan Casey issued a $1000 fine.