One man is to appear in court for possession of over $70,000 in drugs.

Reports say the find was made during a police exercise on Friday.

Newscenter 5 understands six persons were arrested during the operation for narcotics and outstanding warrants.

A man from Santa Cruz was arrested with five and a half kilograms of marijuana with a street value of over $75,000.

Officers of the Rio Claro C.I.D say the man attempted to flee but the road was blocked off.

The man subsequently ran his vehicle off a cliff.

He was then held with the drugs in the front passenger seat of the vehicle.

He is expected to appear in the Rio Claro court