High-profile Darwin real estate agent Karl Secondis has been charged with possessing a trafficable quantity of cocaine, the NT Independent can reveal.

In a statement on Tuesday, NT Police Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Matt Akers said a 47-year-old man was arrested in his The Gardens home on Monday, and charged with possessing a commercial quantity of cocaine but did not say how much of the drug the man allegedly had.

Under the Misuse of Drugs Act a commercial quantity of cocaine starts at 40 grams, while a trafficable amount begins at 2 grams.

The NT Independent has confirmed the man arrested was the well known agent, and former hair dresser, Mr Secondis, and that he was allegedly caught in possession of the drug. He did not respond to a request for comment.

He later pleaded guilty to possessing a trafficable quantity of cocaine.

On his Linkedin profile, Mr Secondis says he has been a salesperson at Ray White Darwin since January.

Snr Sgt Akers said another 21-year-old man was charged after Drug and Organised Crime section officers searched a vehicle in Pinelands on July 22, finding cocaine, cash, and a mobile phone, but did not say what led to it being searched.

He said they then searched a Palmerston house and found a trafficable amount of cocaine and MDMA, as well as more cash.

Snr Sgt Akers did not say what amount of drugs or cash were allegedly found, or why it was wrong for the person to have a mobile phone, but said the 21-year-old man was charged with supplying a commercial quantity of a schedule 1 dangerous drug (he did not state what type of drug), possessing a trafficable quantity of cocaine, and possessing a trafficable quantity of MDMA, possessing tainted property, and possessing a less than trafficable quantity of a schedule 1 dangerous drug in a public place (although he did not state what type of drug).

Snr Sgt Akers did not identify if there was any link between the two men.

Mr Secondis later pleaded guilty to intentionally possessing a trafficable quantity of cocaine in a public place between March 13 and July 22.

His lawyer argued that he had no prior offending and was well known in the community for his charitable efforts, making “significant contributions to the fabric of the Darwin community”.

Judge Thomasin Opie took that into account when sentencing Secondis to a two-month suspended jail sentence.

“There is no suggestion that Mr Secondis was supplying for profit but rather at most sharing with friends,” the judge said.

“I note his good work with the community and through charity and I also note that this is an early guilty plea.”

NOTE: This story was updated after first published to reflect the plea and sentence.