The Australian/NZ Drug Busts Mega-Thread Part Deux

[Sustanon]

50g of speed, 300 pills. Why did they need the UZI then?

 

[hyroller]

NEWS: 30.7.09 - Victoria police smash drug ring

VICTORIAN police say they have smashed an international drug importation ring with raids that netted five arrests and $500,000 worth of drugs.

Drug task force detectives and agents from the Australian Crime Commission raided properties in the Melbourne suburbs of Carrum Downs, Richmond, Eltham, Pascoe Vale, Glen Huntly and Elsternwick.

Police said they seized $500,000 worth of drugs including large quantities of cocaine, ecstasy, amphetamine and more than 80 litres of liquid GHB, along with more than $35,000 in cash, a quantity of steroids, a stun gun and a telescopic baton.

The drug ring is believed to have interstate connections, police said.

An Eltham woman, 27, has been charged with a range of offences including trafficking cocaine, possession of cocaine and amphetamines, and possession of the proceeds of crime.

She was remanded in custody pending extradition to NSW on a drug importation charge.

Four others have been bailed to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court at a later date on a host of drugs charges.

They include a 43-year-old Carrum Downs man, a 47-year-old man from Pascoe Vale, a 21-year-old woman from Glen Huntly and a 32-year-old Elsternwick man.

^^^^ lol. all typical drug hotspots.

 

[kingpin007]

you go to meet them to sell them drugs they pull a UZI on you ...

You hand over the money and drugs and run for your life ...

these idiots will get 10years just for the UZI alone ..

 

[kingpin007]

Five arrests after major drug bust in Melbourne



Matthew Schulz

July 30, 2009 07:28pm

UPDATE 8.13pm: POLICE have seized a half-a-million dollars worth of drugs after cracking a syndicate in raids across Melbourne today.

Officers seized a shopping list of drugs worth $500,000 including cocaine, ecstasy, amphetamines and GHB after raids across Melbourne.

Five people were arrested after drug task force detectives alongside Federal investigators swooped in morning raids on seven properties from Melbourne’s northern to southern suburbs.

Three men and two women, all aged between 21 and 47, were charged with drug related offences.

Two of the men were also charged with weapons offences.

Detectives and members of the Australian Crime Commission exercised warrants on homes in Carrum Downs, Richmond, Eltham, Pascoe Vale, Glenhuntly and Elsternwick.

The raids netted a “large quantity” of drugs including cocaine, ecstasy, amphetamine, cannabis, steroids, and more than 80L of liquid GHB or fantasy, all with a street value worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Detectives also seized precursor chemicals used to make drugs, $35,000 cash and weapons including a Taser stun gun and a police-style baton.

Police say the arrests break a syndicate allegedly importing drugs with NSW connections, using intelligence from the Australian Crime Commission, which has a focus on organised crime.

Drug Task Force Det-Inspector Doug Fryer said that the arrests aimed to send a message to criminals that authorities were working more closely than ever to flush them out.

"Operations such as this should send a clear message to crime syndicates that Australian law enforcement is working together and will jointly target anyone who thinks they can break our laws,” Det-Inspector Fryer said.

"Australian law enforcement is no longer bound by jurisdictional borders and Victoria Police and other agencies will aggressively pursue anyone that sees our streets as an easy mark for illicit drug sales.”

Among those arrested include a 43-year-old Carrum Downs man, a 27-year-old woman from Eltham who faces charges in NSW, a 47-year-old Pascoe Vale man, a 21-year-old Glen Huntly woman, and a 32-year-old Elsternwick man.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25858541-661,00.html

 

[kingpin007]

Four arrests as police raid alleged drug lab in Hampton Park



July 30, 2009 01:42pm

FOUR people have been arrested after a clandestine drug lab was raided by police in Hampton Park last night.
Members of the Crime Drug Task Force executed two search warrants on the suburban home in Pound St.

George Martin, 53, from Hampton Park; Rodney McKenzie, 58, from Chirnside Park; Phavel Iovan, 41, and Anda Melineianu, 35, both from Hallam, were arrested and charged with traffick and possess commercial quantity of amphetamines and possess articles for manufacture.

They were remanded in an out of sessions hearing and will appear at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court later today.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25857403-2862,00.html

 

[JoshE]

^^^Where the hell would they get an UZI from?

 

[kingpin007]

Garbo 'sold old pills to drug cooks'

11:56a.m. 30th July 2009

| By Christine Flatley

A waste contractor saved old prescription drugs from incineration and sold them to drug "cooks", a court has been told.

Timothy George Valentine, 23, was working at Ace Waste in Brisbane in September 2007 when a fellow employee asked him to put aside the packets of cold and flu tablets, the Supreme Court in Brisbane was told on Thursday.

Valentine agreed and gave his workmate the drugs on 15 separate occasions over a seven month period.

The court was told Valentine, who now works as a forklift driver in Beenleigh, was aware the tablets were being used to produce methylamphetamine.

The court was told he was given between $30 and $50 for each packet of drugs he saved, and that he made $25,000 from the operation between September 2007 and April last year.

He was arrested after police received an anonymous tip-off about the drugs operation at Ace Waste, which is contracted to dispose of waste from organisations including the John Tonge Centre - the state's main criminal forensics lab - and Queensland police.

Valentine pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of producing a dangerous drug.

He was sentenced to three years' jail, but released immediately on parole.

http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jul/30/aap-garbo-sold-old-pills-to-drug-cooks/

 

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Man arrested with firearms and drugs – Lobethal

28 July 2009 07:55:51

Hills Fleurieu Police over the weekend arrested a man over alleged drug and firearm offences.

At about 8.30 pm on Saturday night, a Mount Barker man was stopped on Ridge Road at Lobethal.

His vehicle was searched by police, who allegedly located two semi-automatic firearms, ammunition and an amount of cash.

A quantity of white powder, suspected of being amphetamine, was allegedly located on his person and in the vehicle. Police later searched the man’s Mount Barker home, where two more semi-automatic firearms and a silencer were found.

The 54 year old man was arrested and charged with numerous firearms and drug offences, including possessing a controlled drug for sale.

He was refused police bail and appeared in the Mount Barker Magistrates Court yesterday, where he was remanded to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday.

SA Police

 

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Third person arrested for drug trafficking and money laundering

30 July 2009 18:36:24

As part of an on-going investigation into an alleged Asian drug syndicate, Detectives from the Viking Joint Task Force, a joint South Australia Police and Australian Crime Commission task force have arrested a 34 year old man from Salisbury and charged him with drug offences being the alleged trafficking of heroin and amphetamine and three counts of money laundering allegedly involving over $100,000.

This arrest follows the arrest of a man and a woman from Victoria at Tailem Bend on Wednesday 22 July 2009.

The man was bailed to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on 23 September 2009.

SA Police

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Man charged with drug and firearms offences

July 30th, 2009

POLICE have arrested and charged a man over a series of alleged drug offences.

Members from the Drug Enforcement Section arrested the man as he was leaving his Winnellie home about 8pm last night.

They searched his car and allegedly found a set of nunchaku.

Police said they then searched the man's home and found a loaded shot gun, about 60 grams of methamphetamine and a small amount of cannabis.

The man was taken to the Darwin Watch House and charge with drug and firearms offences.

He is due to appear in the Darwin Magistrates Court today.

NT News

 

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Drugs, stealing charges, Mount Morgan

July 27th, 2009

Police have charged a man with eight offences following a raid on his property at Mount Morgan in central Queensland today.

Detectives from the State Drug Investigation Unit were joined by Rockhampton Stock Squad, CIB and Tactical Crime Squad officers to search the man’s property on Boulder Creek Road via Mount Morgan.

A large number of cannabis plants were allegedly located during the search as well as stolen property and firearms.

A 42-year-old man has been charged with producing and supplying dangerous drugs, receiving stolen property, stealing as a servant and unlawful possession of firearms. He is due to appear in court at a later date.

QLD Police

 

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Drug lab arrest, Bundaberg

July 29th, 2009

A man has been charged following the discovery of alleged clandestine drug lab equipment at a residence in Bundaberg today.

Detectives made the discovery following a search on a Fitzgerald Street address this afternoon.

A 33-year-old Bundaberg man is due to face the Bundaberg Magistrates Court tomorrow on one charge or producing a dangerous drug.

QLD Police

 

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Drug charges, Cairns

A 42-year-old will appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court today on a number of drug-related charges.

Police executed search warrants yesterday around 2pm at residences on Aumuller and Nelson streets at Bungalow where they allegedly located methylamphetamines, cannabis, LSD tablets and money.

The man was charged with three counts of possession of a dangerous drug and one count of possession of tainted property.

QLD Police

 

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Police raid alleged ‘hydro house’ - man arrested and more than 200 cannabis plants seized

Thursday, 30 Jul 2009 05:31am

Police have arrested and charged a man after a raid on an alleged ‘hydro house’ containing more than 200 cannabis plants.

Around 10.30am yesterday (Wednesday 29 July), officers from The Hills Local Area Command’s Pro-active Crime Team, acting on information, executed a search warrant on the alleged drug house in Parkland Road, Carlingford.

When police, supported by the State Protection Group’s Dog Unit and crime scene experts, entered the home, they allegedly discovered 205 cannabis plants, of various sizes, growing in four separate rooms.

Police allege the dwelling was substantially modified to accommodate the enhanced indoor cultivation.

The seized plants have an estimated potential street value of $420,000.

A 47-year-old man was arrested when he arrived at the property late in the afternoon.

He was taken to Castle Hill Police Station where he was charged with cultivating a prohibited plant (large commercial), possess prohibited plant, organise/conduct/assist drug premises, and driving while disqualified.

The man was refused bail and ordered to appear before the Parramatta Local Court today.

Investigations by The Hills Local Area Command are continuing.

Anyone with information about the matter or any other illegal drug activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

NSW Police

 

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3 Mt Morgan brothers face drug charges

By Paul Robinson

Posted Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:00am AEST

Three brothers will appear in court next month over a drug raid near Mount Morgan this week.

Police raided a property on Boulder Creek Road on Monday and allegedly found more than 200 cannabis plants worth $600,000.

They also allege two-and-a-half tonnes of cement and generator found on the property were stolen.

A 42-year-old man was initially charged with eight offences, but now two of his brothers have also been given notices to appear in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court.

ABC News

 

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Cannabis crop found inside house on Greville Ave, Flinders Park

July 29, 2009 12:16pm

POLICE uncovered a cannabis crop overnight in the western suburbs.

They found the 68 cannabis plants growing hydroponically in a house on Greville Ave, Flinders Park, just before 1am.

The house was unoccupied at the time but police are following a number of leads, a police spokeswoman said.

Adelaide Now

 

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Sub-machine gun seized

by Henry Tuttiett

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

POLICE have discovered an Uzi automatic sub-machine gun, only the second of its kind ever found in Queensland, in a drug raid at a White Rock home.

Police raided the Kowinka St address and detained two men who were later charged with several drug and firearm related offences.

Police allegedly found 50g of methylamphetamine, about 300 pills believed to MDMA pills and $3000 cash in the raid.

It was only the second time an Uzi has been found by police in the state.

Officers from the drug squad and the property crime squad, acting on a tip-off from the public, raided the Kowinka St address and detained two men who were later charged with several drug and firearms related offences.

Police said it was only the second time a Uzi has been found in Queensland.

Police allege about $3000 in cash, 50g of methylamphetamine or speed and about 300 pills believed to be ecstasy were also found during the raid.

Drug squad Acting Det Sen-Sgt Gary Hunter said police were not expecting to find guns in the raid.

"We knew we were looking for drugs, but probably not the quantity," he said.

"And the guns, you don’t expect to find a Uzi hanging around in someone’s house."

Acting Sen-Sgt Hunter said the drugs were potentially headed for the streets of Cairns.

"We consider this a substantial quantity of drugs," he said.

"These drugs had the potential to be dealt and could have ended up on the streets of Cairns."

A 35-year-old Manunda man yesterday faced Cairns Magistrates’ Court in relation to the raid, charged with supplying a dangerous drug, possession of a dangerous drug, possession of proceeds of crime and possession of things used in a crime.

The case was adjourned and he was remanded in custody.

A second man, 51, will face court on August 19 charged with possession of a dangerous drug, possession of a handgun and possession of drug utensils.

Cairns.com.au

 

[smiggle]

^^^Where the hell would they get an UZI from?

If this was such an easy question to answer then don't you think everybody would have one...

Police executed search warrants yesterday around 2pm at residences on Aumuller and Nelson streets at Bungalow where they allegedly located methylamphetamines, cannabis, LSD tablets and money.

I wonder if the LSD tablets were actually micro dots or just tablets with some liccy dropped onto them...

 

[kingpin007]

No prison time over ecstasy tablets

BY RACHAEL BRAIN

31/07/2009 9:14:00 AM

AN INVERMAY man who was found with $22,200 worth of ecstasy tablets in his bedroom received a suspended six- month jail sentence yesterday.

Leslie Gordon Pearce, 46, pleaded guilty to trafficking in a controlled substance on the basis that he knew the owner of the 740 ecstasy tablets, or methylamphetamine, intended to sell them.

Pearce also pleaded guilty to using ecstasy and cannabis, possessing a smoking device, cultivating cannabis and using abusive language to a police officer.

In sentencing him in the Launceston Supreme Court yesterday, Chief Justice Ewan Crawford said that Pearce had grown the cannabis for his own use and had used both cannabis and ecstasy the day before police searched his property on January 5.

"The ecstasy tablets were entrusted to him for safekeeping the day before the search," Chief Justice Crawford said.

"The owner intended to sell them, which the accused knew."

Chief Justice Crawford said Pearce was sentenced on "the basis of diminished responsibility" because of a mental health condition.

He suspended Pearce's prison sentence and imposed a three-year good behaviour bond.

http://www.examiner.com.au/news/loc...prison-time-over-ecstasy-tablets/1583076.aspx

 

[kingpin007]

Cops bust hydroponic cannabis lab in North Perth



July 31, 2009 05:26am

A NORTH Perth man faces drug charges after a police raid discovered an elaborate hydroponic cannabis operation.

Police discovered eight cannabis plants worth several thousand dollars and electrical equipment in a secure room of the Loftus St house after raiding the property yesterday afternoon.

The man at the property is expected to be charged with cultivating a prohibited plant with intent to sell and supply.

Police said the hydroponic operation had been operating for six months.

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,27574,25861136-2761,00.html