POLICE seized 100kg of kava after executing a search warrant at a storage shed in Coconut Grove on Monday.

Two men aged 31 and 51, and a 21-year-old woman were arrested and charged in relation to the find.

Police estimate that the kava would have fetched about $100,000 in remote communities.

Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Malogorski said the warrant was part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of kava in the Northern Territory called Operation Abtei.

“As a result of the search Police located a commercial quantity of kava separated into several large bags and divided into smaller deal bags. Police also seized a set of digital scales and 5000 clip seal bags,” Serg Malogorski said.

media_camera The kava was found separated into smaller deal bags. Picture: NT Police

The 31-year-old man will appear in Darwin Magistrates Court on July 27.

The 21-year-old woman and 51-year-old man will appear on August 4.

In the six weeks Operation Abtei has been running in the Northern Territory, police have seized 510kg of kava worth an estimated $510,000.

Anyone who has any information or knows something about the transportation and sale of drugs within the NT is encouraged to contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.