The Australian/NZ Drug Busts Mega-Thread Part Deux

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$1000 drug run earns man 2 years in jail

By Alice Brennan

Drug trafficking offences are becoming more common in the Northern Territory, a Supreme Court judge in Alice Springs says.

The comments were made at the sentencing of 51-year-old Stephen Broadbent, who was offered $1000 and a quantity of marijuana in April to transport almost two kilograms of the drug from Adelaide to Alice Springs on a bus.

He was caught as he got off the coach, but did not immediately admit he was trafficking on behalf of someone else, claiming instead he had bought the cannabis with his pension money.

In sentencing today, Justice John Mansfield noted Broadbent has refused to disclose exactly who he was working for at the time.

He commented that drug trafficking has become a more prevalent offence and for that reason judges are choosing to impose harsher sentences.

He issued a general warning, sentencing Broadbent to two years' prison, suspended after eight months.

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Man arrested for cocaine supply – Kingsford

Friday, 11 Sep 2009 05:14am

A man has been remanded in custody follow his arrest for allegedly supplying drugs in Kingsford in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

About 8.20pm on Wednesday 9 September patrolling officers identified a vehicle they believed to be involved in drug supply.

Officers observed what they believed to be a drug deal and followed the vehicle onto Anzac Parade at Kingsford, where it was stopped.

Officers searched the vehicle and the driver, finding more than 100 grams of cocaine with an estimated street value of $20,000 and a quantity of cash.

The 26-year-old Chifley man was taken to Maroubra Police Station where he was charged with supply a prohibited drug in an indictable quantity and goods in custody suspected of being stolen.

He appeared in Waverley Local Court yesterday (Thursday 10 September) where he did not meet his bail conditions and was therefore formally refused bail to re-appear in the same court on 19 November.

http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/l...nb3YuYXUlMkZtZWRpYSUyRjc4MzEuaHRtbCZhbGw9MQ==

 

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12 years jail for WA's larges drug haul

September 11, 2009 - 2:10PM

A 48-year-old father of three has been sentenced to 12 years jail for masterminding a drug shipment that led to one of Western Australia's biggest ecstasy and methamphetamine hauls.

Perth couple Tony and Vanessa Mikulic were both convicted in the WA District Court of drug possession with intent to supply after police found 12kg of methamphetamine and ecstasy in a utility they pulled over near the Nullarbor border town of Eucla in June 2007.

Tony Mikulic was also convicted on other charges related to the seizure of cocaine and methamphetamine and thousands of ecstasy tablets at Connolly in Perth and the coastal town of Lancelin, north of Perth.

Judge John Wisbey said it was clear that Tony Mikulic had been responsible for a deal in which $1.8 million and 12kg of ecstasy and methamphetamine changed hands in a motel room at Liverpool, in Sydney's south-west, in June 2007.

But he said while his wife Vanessa Mikulic, 46, had been ``accepting'' of his drug dealing, there was no evidence she had taken part.

Tony Mikulic was ordered to serve 12 years, becoming eligible for parole after ten years, leaving him at least seven years and nine months to serve following his arrest in June 2007.

Vanessa Mikulic, who spent three and a half months in jail after her arrest, received a suspended 12 month sentence.

Mikulic, his brother Charlie and Glen Olsten, 46, of South Headland, were arrested when police found the drugs welded inside a hollow steel tube in the Toyota Landcruiser utility they were driving near Eucla.

Olsten has already been sentenced to eight years jail, with six years non-parole for drug possession, while Charlie Mikulic is serving four years and four months for being an accessary after the fact.

Organised crime squad detectives had monitored Mikulic's phone calls as part of an operation dubbed Cadiz and discovered $1.8 million had been taken from the steel tube and replaced with drugs at the Liverpool motel on June 17.

When they cut the tube open after intercepting the utility at Eucla, they found three packages containing 50,000 ecstasy tablets and a fourth package containing 1.8kg of methamphetamine.

Detectives estimated the methamphetamine could have been sold for between $37 million and $60 million, depending on the quantities in which it was sold.

When police later executed a search warrant at the Mikulics' Connolly home they found more than a kilo of ecstasy, $30,000 cash and two fully loaded pistols, along with a silencer.

The court was told officers had also found more than 11,000 ecstasy tablets and two grams of methamphetamine at a nearby golf course, where Vanessa Mikulic had dumped them in a brown handbag.

Judge Wisbey said Tony Mikulic, a father of three, had treated Vanessa Mikulic's two teenage children ``like his own'' after the couple had married in 2006.

A Croatian immigrant who had lived in Australia since 1971, he had worked as a truck driver and ran an export business after moving from Canberra to Perth in 2002.

He said a claim by Mikulic that his drug dealing was part of an elaborate plan to force a man out of his house was ``a fanciful concept, perhaps ludicrous''.

"It is clear this was not an aberration,'' Judge Wisbey said.

He sentenced Mikulic to a total of almost 40 years on ten counts, with each sentence to be served concurrently with the 12 year term.

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/12-years-jail-for-was-larges-drug-haul-20090911-fkgc.html

 

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Cops burst out on water bomb drug dealer

September 12, 2009


A MAN carrying an estimated $3,000 of heroin around Sydney's Kings Cross in water bombs has been arrested by police after months of surveillance.

A five-month operation led to the arrest of the 37-year-old man yesterday.

Police say he was walking along Liverpool Street allegedly carrying 58 individual packs of the drug in coloured water balloons, with an estimated street value of $3,000.

Cash and mobile phones were also seized by police, while a Suzuki motorbike worth $12,000, said to be bought with the proceeds of crime, was taken by officers searching a Northmead home linked to the man.

He was arrested and is due to appear at Parramatta Local Court to face drug supply and possession charges.

"Police in Kings Cross and Surry Hills have been working hard to stop the flow of heroin to the streets and this arrest should serve as a warning to other would-be drug dealers that we will continue to do so," Inspector Gary Koschel said.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26062385-26103,00.html

 

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Nine arrested in Melbourne drug swoop
September 13, 2009 - 9:15AM

Nine people have been arrested on drug offences after police swooped on nightclubs and bars in the St Kilda and South Melbourne entertainment precincts over the weekend.

Police seized ecstasy tablets and marijuana in the blitz and most of those arrested were men aged between 21 and 30.

Another five people were put on drug diversion programs and four were cautioned.

Senior Sergeant John Mennen from St Kilda said police dogs were used to detect people carrying drugs as they lined up to get into venues.

"One of the main aims of this operation is to send a clear message to people that drug taking of any kind is unacceptable," Senior Sergeant Mennen said.

"Drugs have a significant impact on patron behaviour and we want people to be able to go out and have a good time without having their night ruined by others."

http://www.theage.com.au/national/nine-arrested-in-melbourne-drug-swoop-20090913-fltw.html

 

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Drug blitz - South Melbourne and St Kilda
Sunday, 13 September 2009 07:26

Police have arrested nine people and seized ecstasy tablets and marijuana following a drug blitz around licensed premises on Friday and Saturday night.

The majority of those caught were males aged between 21 and 30 years old and were from Carnegie, Roxburgh Park, Essendon, Coburg, Middle Park and St Kilda.

A further five people were placed on drug diversion programs and four people were cautioned.

Known as Operation Redolent, uniform and plain clothes police targeted drug offences around entertainment precincts in South Melbourne and St Kilda.

Senior Sergeant Mennen from St Kilda police station said PAD dogs were used to detect people carrying drugs as they lined up to get into popular night spots.

“One of the main aims of this operation is to send a clear message to people that drug taking of any kind is unacceptable,” said Senior Sergent Mennen.

“Drugs have a significant impact on patron behaviour and we want people to be able to go out and have a good time without having their night ruined by others.”

Senior Sergeant Mennen said 255 offences relating to possession, use and trafficking of a drug of dependence were detected in the Port Phillip police service area from 1 January to 1 August this year.

Beck Angel
Media Officer
MDL 32536
Drugs/2009/September/Port Phillip drug blitz

Vic Pol Media

 

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Joint Operation - results

Saturday 12-Sep-2009 (1300 hrs CST)

A joint operation involving police from Peppimenarti, Wadeye, Daly River and members of the Katherine Substance Abuse Intelligence Unit and Drug Dog Operations Unit, commenced on 10 September and concluded this morning on the Port Keats Road.

Twenty-nine vehicles were stopped at road blocks resulting in:

Five arrests
Two summons
Two Summary Infringement Notices
Two Traffic Infringement Notices
Five people taken into Protective Custody
One vehicle seized (green Holden Vectra sedan)

A total of 159 grams of cannabis and a quantity of alcohol (22.3 litres) was located in the Holden Vectra and seized along with the vehicle.

A 25-year-old man has been charged with supply trafficable quantity of cannabis and liquor and remanded in custody to appear in the Darwin Magistrate’s Court at a later date.

A 43-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man will be summonsed to appear in court for bring/possess/control liquor in a prescribed area.

Four males were arrested in relation to drink driving offences with blood alcohol readings ranging from 0.98 percent to 0.169 percent. Charges include drive high range and medium range BAC, drive whilst unlicensed, fail to supply sufficient sample and drive unregistered and uninsured.

Summary Infringement Notices were issued for bring liquor into a prescribed area and Traffic Infringement Notices for adult passenger fails to wear seatbelt.

“This operation is part of an on-going strategy using a variety of resources including the Drug Dog Operations Unit and the Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk to target grog runners who are intent on bringing alcohol and drugs into remote communities, “said A/Superintendent Steve Heyworth.

“We are committed to continue our tough stance on drug and grog runners and ensure communities are aware of the effect that these substances can have on their families and their quality of life.”

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Drugs, knife netted during traffic stop

DANIEL EMERSON

September 13, 2009 - 3:32PM

Police have charged a Huntington man with a range of drug related offences after pulling over a car and allegedly finding illegal substances and a weapon yesterday.

The 22-year-old man was pulled over on Wellington Street in Perth at about 12.30am by traffic officers who allegedly found a knife on a passenger and MDMA tablets in a clip seal bag in the car.

The driver was taken to a police station where police allege cannabis was found hidden in his clothing.

Police later searched the man's home in Huntingdale where officers allegedly found a hydroponic cannabis-growing operation and more of the drug.

The man has been charged with possessing and intending to sell cannabis and MDMA, possession of cannabis and cultivating a prohibited plant.

He is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrate's court on Friday

WA Today

 

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Drug detection dogs, Townsville

Last updated 13/09/2009

Townsville police carried out a large coordinated drug, liquor and good order operation over the weekend, code named Operation Cactus 7.

Around 50 police officers including general duties, drug squad, criminal investigation branch (CIB), tactical crime squad and specialist officers from the Operations Support Command conducted a sweep of the Townsville entertainment precincts during Friday and Saturday nights.

This operation was the culmination of several months planning and involved the deployment of passive police drug detector dogs and support officers.

Townsville District Inspector Brian Connors said Operation Cactus 7 had a dual focus of specifically targeting those who chose to bring illegal drugs into Townsville’s entertainment areas and targeting liquor and good order offences in venues.

“The overall objective was to enhance the safety of everyone who visits Townsville’s entertainment areas and to ensure that anyone carrying illegal drugs or not controlling their behaviour is kept to the standard the broader community would expect”, Inspector Connors said.

“This operation was designed to locate people carrying illegal drugs and to stop those drugs making their way into licensed venues and onto the street.

“The use of illegal drugs and the excessive use of alcohol is no excuse for people to behave badly and interfere with the enjoyment of others”, Inspector Connors said.

Over the two nights, police visited a number of licensed venues to carry out drug and liquor inspection duties and dealt with a number of people for liquor and good order offences.

A number of charges were laid during the course of the operation including;

* Four people charged with supplying dangerous drugs
* Four people charged with possession of dangerous drugs
* One person charged with possessing the proceeds of crime
* One person charged with possessing property used for crime
* Nine people were charged with public nuisance offences including urinating in pubic
* Four people charged with being drunk in public place
* Five people were issued liquor infringements including leaving licensed premises with alcohol and consuming liquor on the street

Police also seized 41 ecstasy tablets and a small amount of cannabis.

“This operation demonstrates police are determined to identify those involved with carrying drugs into licensed venues and on the street and dealing with people who cannot control their behaviour when affected by alcohol,” Inspector Connors said.

“We will continue to regularly use passive drug detector dogs in Townsville”, he said.

QLD Police

 

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Ambo officer guilty of drug crime

JORDANNA SCHRIEVER, COURT REPORTER

September 14, 2009 04:55pm

A FORMER ambulance officer arrested at a home owned by Mark Wilhelm - who is on trial for the manslaughter of Dianne Brimble - has been found guilty of a drug crime.

District Court Judge Marie Shaw today found Scott Glen Woods, 35, guilty of possessing methylamphetamine for sale, but not guilty of taking part in the production of a prohibited substance.

During the retrial by judge alone, Woods' lawyer denied his client had any involvement with a cannabis crop or methylamphetamine found at the Witonga Ave, Salisbury North, home which Wilhelm owned.

Wilhelm is facing trial in the New South Wales Supreme Court over the manslaughter of Ms Brimble, 42.

She died 100 nautical miles (180km) out to sea aboard the P&O liner Pacific Sky on September 24, 2002.

During Woods' trial, the court heard he had been sleeping at the Salisbury North home.

Police found eight cannabis plants growing in two bedrooms, and methylamphetamine in the kitchen fridge.

There was no suggestion Wilhelm was involved.

Tania Moxon, prosecuting, had told the court Woods had been living at the house for some time.

"He wasn't just staying there for a couple of days temporarily," she said.

"He was occupying the house and he had moved in."

Woods had told the court he was staying at the house for a couple of days after a disagreement with his housemate forced him to leave the property where he had been living.

He told the court a friend, Troy Coote, had offered to let him stay at the Salisbury North house.

When police arrested Woods they found eight cannabis plants worth up to $25,000 and high purity methylamphetamine which was worth "potentially tens of thousands of dollars".

The court heard $27,015 in cash was lying on the bedroom floor in the room where Woods had been sleeping, and another $5500 was found in his Volvo which was parked outside the house.

"He was there as a caretaker, at the very least he was there to monitor the equipment, he was there to look after the cannabis crop," Ms Moxon said.

Woods said he knew the plants were in the house, and what was likely methylamphetamine was in the fridge but denied owning either.

Judge Shaw said she would publish her reasons for verdict "at a later date".

Adelaide Now

 

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Women escapes jail for selling cannabis

EMILY WATKINS

September 15th, 2009

A WOMAN caught selling drugs in a Territory town only did it to get rid of drugs she "found", a court heard.

Jodie Leane Stansfield pleaded guilty to eight drugs charges in the Darwin Magistrates Court yesterday.

Prosecutor Sergeant Justene Dwyer told the court Stansfield sold five bags of cannabis for $50 around Nhulunbuy, and was caught by police with another 69 bags in a cooler bag. She also had eight ecstasy tablets and some lysergic acid.

Stansfield's lawyer Alan Woodcock told the court she had been at a party at an industrial area on June 7, and when she left she collected all the leftover items and put them into her car.

Mr Woodcock said she found the drugs among the items when she got home, and flatmates told her to get rid of them. She consumed some of the cannabis and went for a walk.

"Guessing she had the appearance of someone who'd recently consumed cannabis, people asked her if they could get any," he said. "She sold some and she really did not know what to do with the large quantity of the drugs that had come into her possession."

Mr Woodcock said word spread quickly that Stansfield had cannabis to sell, and she sold five bags on June 9 and 10.

The court heard she was picked up by police in the morning of June 10, when she told police she had found the drugs. Mr Woodcock said Stansfield - no relevant prior convictions - had an "exemplary character".

"This is serious offending ... but it lacks that most serious aspect of drug dealing where people sit down and contrive to make money from the misfortune of others," he said.

Magistrate Tanya Fong Lim said Stansfield should have taken the drugs straight to the police.

"It's clear that you didn't think that the cannabis was something harmful, as you consumed some of it yourself," she said. "It's a very large problem in our communities and causes a lot of difficulties, a lot of criminal behaviour and you should know that."

Stansfield was sentenced to six months in prison, fully suspended.

NT News

 

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Rapper visit inspires police nightclub blitz

September 15th, 2009

AN AMERICAN rapper's tour to the Top End sparked a massive drug blitz that saw officers swarm on Darwin's city centre nightclubs at the weekend.

Police launched the sting in response to international superstar Flo Rida, aka Tramar Dillard, playing at Discovery nightclub on Saturday night.

They even named the raid Operation Flo Rida after the muso.

Police with drug sniffer dogs in tow patrolled through pubs, clubs and eateries in the city, performing random drug checks.

Seven people were issued Summary Infringement Notices for disorderly behaviour and three were taken into police custody.

Superintendent of the Darwin Operational Service Division Jamie Chalker thanked the public for being well behaved.

"Our aim was to maintain high visibility at all times so that if a disturbance did occur we could respond quickly and appropriately," he said.

"I would like to thank all police involved as well as the public, for a safe and enjoyable weekend."

It was the first time Flo Rida had played in the NT. He is in Australia touring with Beyonce as part of her "I am" tour.

NT News

 

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Drug raid Blackburn

Senior Constable Wayne Wilson, Media Officer

Tuesday, 15 September 2009 00:43

Police acting on information to Crime Stoppers raided a house in Blackburn last night and located a hydroponic set up with approximately 150 marijuana plants

Police from the Glen Waverley District Tasking Unit executed a search warrant at the house in Junction Road about 9.40 pm last night.

Police allegedly found three bedrooms used for growing marijuana plants.

Police found approximately 150 plants in pots at the house and a lighting and watering system for growing the plants.

Police said the house had its windows blacked out.

A 22-year-old man was arrested at the house and will appear in court at a later date in relation to drug offences.

Police had been investigating the matter since early September.

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Police seize an estimated $5 million worth of drugs during raids in Collingwood, Richmond and Footscray
Patrick Horan, AAP
From: Herald Sun
September 16, 2009 2:09PM

THREE people have been arrested after police seized an estimated $5 million worth of heroin and other drugs during suburban raids this morning.

A 49-year-old woman, her de facto partner, a 55-year-old man, and the woman's 20-year-old daughter will face criminal charges, including importing the drugs from Vietnam and trafficking.

Victorian and federal police raided three properties in Richmond, Collingwood and West Footscray from 7am.

Police said at least two kilograms of nearly 100 per cent pure heroin was found at the West Footscray property alone and the seizure would take a lot of dangerous drugs off the street.

"We are rapt with the impact this will have on the streets, we believe this will be a significant curb on the amount of drugs on the street," Det Sen Sgt Tony Silva told reporters this afternoon.

"At $5 million this find is quite significant on the scale of finds.''

Police also seized cash, drug packaging and a drug press, ecstasy and methamphetamines (ice).

The raids are the result of a four-month operation investigating what police believe to be an organised crime syndicate importing heroin to Melbourne from overseas.

Three people were arrested and charged with drug-related offences.

A 49-year-old woman and a 20-year-old woman, both from Collingwood, are expected to be charged with Conspiracy to Import a Border Controlled Drug and Traffick a Border Controlled Drug when they appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court.

A 55-year-old man from Collingwood is expected to be charged with the same offences when he appears at Sunshine Magistrates' Court.

Det Insp Roger Schranz, head of the Drug Task Force, said Victoria Police and other law enforcement agencies will continue to be vigilant in the pursuit of drug traffickers.

"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,” he said.

“These joint operations have proven to be an incredibly powerful and efficient way of tackling the activities of criminal networks.

“Drugs are not simply a Victorian or Australian problem but an issue for law enforcement across the world. These operations are about attacking well organised networks and preventing illicit drugs from reaching our streets, no matter where they come from.

“We give warning to anyone who is approached to import or sell drugs in Australia that you will be targeted by police and there are severe penalties when caught.”

Herald Sun

 

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Drug lab accused in custody
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
© The Cairns Post

KADIR Aganovic will remain in custody until November 10 as police analyse the components of an alleged methylamphetamine drug lab they say was found at his Parramatta Park home.

Mr Aganovic was arrested at Kuranda late on Monday night after drug squad officers found the "box lab" last Wednesday and began looking for him.

The lab, which is only the size of a suitcase, was dismantled by a specialised team of police from Brisbane while chemicals and glassware allegedly used to manufacture methylamphetamine were also seized.

Far Northern drug squad Det Sen-Constable Darryl Benson yesterday said the amount of drugs the lab could have allegedly produced relied on the amount of chemicals, or precursors, used.

"Once the lab is actually there and they manage to obtain the precursors, time is the only thing that limits them," he said.

Sen-Constable Benson said a "substantial" amount of precursors were found during the raid.

He said box labs were a common way of manufacturing drugs because they were small and easily transportable but he said the chemicals involved in the production process posed a threat to the police who dismantled it and those who used it.

"There are chemicals which if mixed together in the wrong proportions or the wrong environment can potentially explode, or worse," he said.

"All the items on their own are very dangerous, when you start mixing them together they are extremely volatile."

Sen-Constable Benson said police would allege the drugs were being made for the local market.

He described it as a "significant seizure".

In Cairns Magistrates' Court yesterday, Mr Aganovic's bail was revoked and he was remanded in custody until his next court mention, scheduled for November 10.

He has been charged with producing amphetamines, possession of restricted chemicals, possession of things used in the production of a dangerous drug and possession of things used in the commission of a crime.

Cairns Post

 

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Drug lab located, Wynnum

Last updated 15/09/2009

Police have charged two men with a number of drug offences after officers allegedly located a clandestine drug laboratory at Wynnum this morning.

Around 8.45 police attended a residence in Emsworth Street and allegedly located an illegal laboratory used to produce methyl amphetamines.

A 41-year-old Wynnum man has been charged with two counts of possess a dangerous drug and one count each of permit a place, possess property and possess a utensil.

He is due to appear in the Wynnum Magistrates Court on September 28. The second man, a 34-year-old from Wynnum, was charged with producing, possessing and supplying a dangerous drug.

He is due to appear in the Wynnum Magistrates Court tomorrow. Officers from the Illicit Laboratory Investigation Team (ILIT) attended the address. Police investigations are continuing.

QLD Police

 

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Police nab $400k drugs at coast raid

17th September 2009

POLICE Wednesday seized drugs with a street value about $400,000 after a raid on a property north of Yeppoon.

Officers from the Rockhampton and Yeppoon Crime Investigation Branch swooped on the acreage property at Woodbury early in the day after a tip-off from a person in the community.

The raid netted 196 cannabis plants, which ranged in size from seedlings to mature plants higher than 2m. The bust is the latest in a string of raids this year.

Officer-in-charge of the Rockhampton Stock and Rural Crime Investigation Squad, Detective Sergeant Glenn Powell, said the haul was a significant amount.

Sergeant Powell said police would continue their ongoing fight against the drug scene in the Central Region and appreciated the community's assistance.

He said a 47-year-old man had been charged at the Yeppoon Police Station with producing a major quantity of cannabis, possessing cannabis and other drug-related charges.

The man will appear in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on October 2 and had been granted bail.

Sergeant Powell said the plants would be analysed by police scientific experts for court purposes and would later be destroyed.

Anyone with information that can help police about the region's drug scene can call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000.

Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

 

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Police raid city drug lab

Posted Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:00am AEST

A man has been charged, and drugs seized, after police allegedly discovered a secret drug lab in Sydney yesterday.

Drug squads and HAZMAT officers searched a storage facility in Ultimo.

Police allege they found chemicals used to produce methamphetamines.

Two men aged 21 and 23 were arrested at the scene.

The older man has been charged with serious drug offences.

ABC News

 

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SA Police raid hundreds of houses for drugs, weapons, cash

AMY NOONAN, POLICE REPORTER

September 17, 2009 04:19pm

MORE than 250 police have searched more than 100 houses across the state in a major drug operation today, seizing drugs, weapons and cash.

Operation Dial resulted in 113 houses searched, 13 people arrested and drugs and more than $100,000 cash seized.

Detective Superintendent Scott Duval, officer in charge of the Drug Investigation Branch, said significant arrests included the following men:

> Athol Park, 34, for allegedly trafficking a controlled drug (heroin)

> Birkenhead, 45, for allegedly cultivating cannabis

> Ridgehaven, 24, for allegedly trafficking cocaine

> Willunga, 35, for allegedly trafficking amphetamines and ecstasy

> Whyalla, 19 and 21, for allegedly manufacturing a controlled drug

"There were 39 reports, mainly for drug related offences, and 53 cannabis expiation notices issued," Det-Supt Duval said.

"These are the drugs we have taken off the streets: 9kg of cannabis, 193 cannabis plants, 9g heroin, 11g cocaine, 12g amphetamine and 93 ecstasy tablets."

The street value of the drugs is more than $60,000.

Two firearms and other weapons were also seized.

"It's not so much about the dollar value, it's the harm these drugs cause," he said.

"There is a clear link between drugs and crime."

Also included in the operation was a raid at a house at Hendon, in which more than $100,000 worth of allegedly stolen goods was seized as well as equipment used for growing cannabis.

Det-Supt Duval said the raids were based on community tip offs and police intelligence.

He said none of the arrests were linked and premises were still being searched, so more charges could follow.

"It won't be the last time this occurs," he said.

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