A Latrobe man has been charged after an evade incident yesterday, and a subsequent search where police seized a quantity of drugs. 

Around 11am officers from Task Force Scelus attempted to intercept a vehicle on Forbes Street at Devonport. 

The vehicle evaded officers and police subsequently searched a residence in Devonport and took a man, alleged to have been the driver, into custody. 

During a search at the property police seized a quantity of methamphetamines. 

The 40-year-old man from Latrobe has been charged with several drug and road safety related offences including with trafficking in a controlled drug and aggravated evade. 

He was detained to appear before the Devonport Magistrates Court today.