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Updated May 12, 2008 12:45:00

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Police say a drug arrest in Darwin is part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale of illegal substances that may be destined for the city's nightclub scene.

Thirty-one-year-old Talal Sabri is alleged to have supplied LSD, ecstasy, ketamine and amphetamines into the illicit drug market between February and April.

Police say they searched his shop at the Knuckey Street end of Darwin Mall on Friday before making the arrest.

He is facing 18 drug-related charges, including supplying commercial and trafficable quantities of drugs, and made a brief appearance in the Darwin Magistrates Court this morning and will reappear in court tomorrow.

Also in the Magistrates Court today:the case of an Indonesian man accused of people smuggling has been adjourned until next month while the prosecution and defence clarify some of the facts of the case. It is expected the man, who has been extradited from Thailand, will plead guilty to at least one of the three charges against him; a 19-year-old man who is under curfew after being charged over assaults at the Hibiscus Tavern in Leanyer in March has told court that he was not able to answer the door for a police check at his home because he was in the toilet; and police and security guards have had to break up a punch-up between two men involved in a family court matter. One man landed several punches on the other man, then wrestled him to the ground and gripped one hand around his throat.

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