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A police staffer has allegedly been caught selling drugs in Sydney's inner-city while driving a black Mercedes registered in the south-west - which is the subject of Australia's strictest lockdown. 

The car was pulled over in Surry Hills, next to the CBD, about 8.45pm on Saturday during a routine patrol after it was found to be registered 15km away.

Officers spoke to the 41-year-old driver - who is a civilian employee attached to a specialist command of NSW Police - before a search of his vehicle allegedly turned up illicit drugs.

Police have been out in force recently checking drivers are adhering to travel restrictions (pictured: police check vehicles in Newtown on July 31)

Police have been out in force recently checking drivers are adhering to travel restrictions (pictured: police check vehicles in Newtown on July 31) 

The driver was charged with allegedly possessing drugs and prescribed restricted substances, and fined for breaching lockdown for being more than 5km from his home. 

He was given a court attendance notice to appear on October 14 and NSW Police said his employment status will be reviewed.

An extra 1,400 traffic and highway patrol officers were dispatched across NSW earlier this month to enforce lockdown restrictions - which include a 5km travel limit in Sydney.  

When announcing the crackdown on August 14, NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said over the next three weeks police would ramp up enforcement of the public health orders. 

Fines were increased to $5,000 on the spot for a breach of quarantine from $1000, along with a $5,000 on-the-spot fine for lying about a permit or to a contact tracer.

A $3,000 fine was brought in for breaching the two person exercise rule in any way and those going into regional NSW without a valid reason would be slapped with a $3,000 on the spot fine.

Police are cracking down on those flouting public health orders especially around movement between LGAs (pictured: officers stop traffic on the way into the city on July 31)

Police are cracking down on those flouting public health orders especially around movement between LGAs (pictured: officers stop traffic on the way into the city on July 31)  

The 10km exercise and shopping limit was also decreased to 5km across Sydney as an additional 500 defence force troops were brought in to help. 

'The fines are some of the biggest I have seen. The evidence from police on the ground that the is that people have been rorting the regional travel rules. So we see the permit system strengthened around that,' Mr Fuller said. 

He added travel limits, the singles bubble, exercise and recreation were particular areas where people were flouting the rules and where police would focus efforts. 

Police have issued more than 12,600 penalty infringement notices since the crackdown began, including 327 in the last week for people flouting curfew rules in the 12 LGAs of concern. 

Cops pulled over the man's black Mercedes on Saturday (stock image)

Cops pulled over the man's black Mercedes on Saturday (stock image) 

Among the fines issued in the last week were a 31-year-old man from Bankstown who was stopped on a train near Parramatta for not wearing a face mask.

Subsequent investigations revealed the man to have already tested positive to Covid and had a warrant for three counts of fail to comply with a self-isolation direction. 

He fronted Parramatta Local court on Wednesday and was refused bail to appear again on October 6. 

On Thursday, a man, 43, and woman, 39, were issued fines after they were found outside the the 5km travel limit in a parked car at Asquith.

Police allegedly found items associated with illegal drug use in the car and also learned the woman had tested positive to Covid and was supposed to be isolating. 

And also on Thursday, police from Bankstown were called after a Doonside man had his wallet stolen from his car.

Cops arrested a 17-year-old male after the stolen credit cards were used at several nearby stores, with the teenager later admitting he tested positive to Covid and had not been isolating. 

He was admitted to Westmead Hospital and inquiries are ongoing.  

COVID RESTRICTIONS IN NSW 

Those living in Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Shellharbour and Wollongong must abide by the following: 

* Masks are mandatory in all indoor settings outside the home, including offices and apartment buildings and you must carry a mask with you even if exercising alone. 

* Residents can travel only 5km from their homes - reduced from 10km previously. 

* Exercise and gather in groups of two while outside. 

* Only one member of each household per day allowed to leave the home for essential shopping. 

* No browsing in supermarkets and retail businesses. Shop only for essential items. 

* Funerals are capped at 10, weddings are banned. 

* No car pooling with other households when going out for exercise. 

* There is no curfew but a stay at home order applies, with only four reasons to leave your home . 

* Schools are closed with at-home learning in place, but no child will be turned away if they need to attend in person. 

The new rules are in addition to the stay-at-home orders already in place, which include only leaving the home to:

* Shop for essential items (one person only). 

* Give care and for compassionate reasons (one visitor only). 

* Exercise or for work or education that cannot be conducted remotely. 

People in Fairfield, Liverpool, Canterbury-Bankstown, Blacktown, Burwood, Bayside, Georges River, Parramatta, Strathfield, and parts of Penrith are under additional restrictions:

* Unless it is an essential service, such as health workers, businesses must give employees the option of working from home.

* Any authorised employees are permitted to leave their suburbs for work. 

* Some authorised workers require a negative Covid test every three days. 

* Face masks must be worn outdoors even if exercising alone.  

 The rest of NSW (including regional areas) is subject to the following restrictions. However, specific areas must also abide by snap lockdown rules similar to Greater Sydney rules when cases are found:

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