Nepalese man busted with 54,000 pills

A Nepalese man is facing drug supply charges and deportation after NSW police officers searched his backpack and an inner-Sydney unit and found 54,000 MDMA pills.

The 29-year-old was stopped in a Darlinghurst street on Thursday about midday when officers allegedly found 32,000 MDMA tablets in his bag.

In a subsequent search of a nearby unit, another 22,000 pills were uncovered, along with various substances suspected to be prohibited drugs, police say.

The man, who's student visa had expired, is due to face Central Local Court on Friday, with Border Force also investigating the matter.