A man has been charged after he was allegedly found with 22 balloons of heroin on him near Centennial Park, in the city's east, on Sunday.
Trent Chapman, 38, from Ambarvale in south-west Sydney, was searched as he sat in the passenger seat of a purple RAV4 parked on Martin Road, Centennial Park, on Sunday morning.
Officers from the Police Transport Command noticed the car while they were patrolling a nearby bus interchange on Anzac Parade.
They spoke to the driver and the passenger before searching Mr Chapman.
Officers allegedly found the balloons and a small amount of cannabis.
It is understood police will allege that Mr Chapman was not selling drugs in the area but was passing through.
He was charged with two counts of supplying a prohibited drug and two counts of possessing a prohibited drug.
At his first appearance in Central Local Court on Monday, Mr Chapman pleaded guilty to the two lesser charges of possessing a prohibited drug.
He entered not guilty pleas to the two counts of supplying a prohibited drug.
He was granted bail on the conditions that he not drink alcohol nor take illicit drugs.
The driver has not been charged.
