FORMER NRL player Joel Romelo has been charged following a police bust of an alleged ice-dealing syndicate in Darwin.

Romelo, 26, who played for Penrith, Canterbury and Melbourne, was arrested in Darwin on Tuesday, along with four others who are allegedly part of the mid-range dealer group.

Police received a tip-off through the Dob in a Dealer campaign, and targeted and pulled over Romelo and a woman, 30, in a car on Tuesday morning, allegedly finding 14g of methamphetamine.

When they raided the pair’s apartment in Cullen Bay, they allegedly found another 2g of methamphetamine and $10,000 in cash, and arrested Christopher Nayda, 25, who was at the property.

Later, they pulled over another car in the CBD, finding another 7g of methamphetamine and arresting two other associates, Jacob Edwards, 30 and Kane Wrigglesworth, 21.

Romelo is the second NT athlete to be charged with drugs offences in six months, after former Brisbane AFL player Jason Roe pleaded guilty in October to buying and selling a commercial quantity of cannabis.

The four men appeared in Darwin Magistrates Court on Wednesday to face charges of possessing and supplying methamphetamine.

Romelo was in breach of bail and will be remanded in custody to appear again on May 4.

Nayda was also refused bail, while Wrigglesworth and Edwards were both bailed, and all three will also appear again on May 4.

The woman was charged with possession of methamphetamine and was issued with a notice to appear.