FORMER West Coast premiership player Adam Hunter is believed to have been charged with cocaine possession.

Police have confirmed a 32-year-old man from Gelorup, near Bunbury, was charged with one count of possessing a prohibited drug during a traffic stop in Northampton, north of Geraldton.

About 1.30pm officers from Mid West Gascoyne police stopped a Toyota Prado and searched the vehicle, finding a what will be alleged was a quantity of cocaine.

Seven News have reported the man as former Eagle Adam Hunter, 32.

Police media will not confirm the identity until the man's first court appearance.

PerthNow contacted Hunter but he declined to speak.

Hunter made his AFL debut with West Coast in 2000 and played in the 2006 premiership team before he retired in 2009 after 151 matches.

He returned to football in 2011 and has played in state and country leagues around the country.