The Australian/NZ Drug Busts Mega-Thread Part Triforce

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Man to face court charged with ongoing supply of “ice” – Surry Hills

A man will face Parramatta Bail Court today charged with ongoing supply of “ice” following a drug operation by Surry Hills Region Enforcement Squad officers.

Strike Force Recording was established by RES officers to investigate the distribution of prohibited drugs in the Rockdale/ Brighton-Le-Sands, Surry Hills and Kingsgrove areas.

At midday yesterday Strike Force officers raided a Kingsgrove home where they arrested a 48-year-old man and seized a quantity of drugs and cash.

He has been charged with supply prohibited drugs on ongoing basis and was bail refused to appear before court today.

Officers yesterday also executed two other warrants simultaneously - at a second Kingsgrove home and at a Surry Hills brothel where they located liquid and equipment, including glassware and heating elements, alleged to be used in the manufacture of prohibited drugs.

Surry Hills RES Commander Detective Superintendent Adam Barwick said inquiries are continuing and a further arrest is expected.

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North Haven drug arrests

Two people have been arrested today after the discovery of a clandestine drug laboratory at North Haven.


It will be alleged that at about 10.40am, police from Western Adelaide CIB, Operation Mantle and the Drug Investigation Branch went to a townhouse in North Haven and located an operating clandestine drug laboratory as well as five grams of methamphetamine.

Drug Investigation Branch members are processing the laboratory and disposing of any dangerous chemicals.

A 44-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, both from North Haven were arrested at the scene and have been charged with taking part in the manufacture of a controlled drug and trafficking in a controlled drug.

Both were refused police bail and are expected to appear in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday.

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Drug charges, Miami

Police have charged 26-year-old Palm Beach man with several offences after an incident this morning at Miami on the Gold Coast.

Police were called to reports of a disturbance at a unit on Riviera Road around 6am. Once police arrived at the unit they allegedly located a quantity of drugs, firearms and stolen items.

The man has been charged with two counts each of burglary and receiving tainted property and one count each of possessing a dangerous drug, possessing a utensil, possessing a restricted item, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of tainted property. (Some charges are relating to an alleged break and enter at Burleigh Heads on June 24.)

He is due to face Southport Magistrates Court on June 27.

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[NZ] 10-year-old caught with cannabis at school

A 10-year-old Invercargill boy gave new meaning to show and tell this week when he took cannabis to school.

Waihopai School principal Allan Mitchell said the boy had been stood down for two days after being caught with a small amount of the drug, The Southland Times reported.

He believed the child took it to school for "a bit of bravado" but did not intend to use it.

The matter had been referred to police, who had spoken to the school's year six pupils about cannabis.

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Drug Task Force smash drug ring - Sunshine

Detectives from the Drug Task Force last night arrested six people and searched six addresses as a result of an operation targeting a heroin drug trafficking syndicate working in the northern suburbs of Melbourne.

Drug Task Force investigators with the assistance of the Special Operations Group conducted the arrests in the Sunshine area late yesterday afternoon and seized heroin with a street value of approximately 1.5 million dollars.

Following the searches of the properties in the St.Albans, Kealba and Delahay areas, approximately $200,000 cash and large quantity of heroin, amphetamines, and an imitation firearm were also seized.

Several people appeared before an out of sessions hearing where they were charged.

Sina Mengel (female) 43yr old from St.Albans was charged with Trafficking a large commercial quantity of a drug of dependence (Heroin) and other drug related charges.

55 year-old Dung Van Nguyen (male) from Ardeer was also charged with Trafficking a large commercial quantity of a drug of dependence (Heroin)

Both Mengel and Nguyen were remanded and will appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court this morning.


A 38-year-old Taylors Hill man was charged with Trafficking a drug of dependence (methylamphetamine-ice) and weapons offences and was bailed to appear at a later date.

Three other people are currently assisting police with inquiries.

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Chemist break-ins in the western suburbs S A

Police are investigating two separate pharmacy break-ins overnight.

Just after 1.30am police were called to a chemist on Tapleys Hill Road at Fulham Gardens following an alarm activation.

On arrival police noticed a side door open.

A search failed to locate any suspects and it would appear that an amount of cash was stolen.

An hour and a half later police were called to a second chemist, this time on Henley Beach Road at Lockleys, following another alarm activation.

The front door to the chemist had been forced open and cash and an amount of pseudo-ephedrine stolen.

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AFP praised for record year of drug busts

The Federal Government says Australian Federal Police have made record drug seizures over the past 12 months, taking nearly 1.8 tonnes of illicit drugs since last June.

Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor, paying tribute to the AFP on the International Day Against Drug Abuse, says the demand for drugs fluctuates, but authorities are constantly ramping up their efforts to prevent smuggling.

"The demand is there, but what is critical is how do we detect the drugs that are coming in and what best way can we do that?" he said.

"Well, the best way we can do that is having the AFP, the state police working with intelligence agencies here and with agencies overseas."

He says the AFP and its partner agencies have seized 30 per cent more illicit drugs this year compared to the previous year.

"I'm very happy to see a 30 per cent increase in seizures in one year," he said.

"1.77 tonnes is a lot of drugs and they were seized this financial year and I commend the AFP and state police and other agencies and indeed other agencies overseas that got us to this point."

Mr O'Connor says the effort has saved the Australian community an estimated $800 million in associated health and social costs.

He says the finds ranged from 126 grams of crystal methamphetamine hidden in a child's toy to more than 400 kilograms of cocaine hidden on board a luxury boat.

 

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Police pull over man 'holding crackpipe'

A 21-year-old man has been accused of holding a crackpipe when he was stopped for a random breath test in northern New South Wales.

Police stopped the man's car on the New England Highway at Tamworth around 1:00am AEST for a breath test.

They say they saw the driver holding a crackpipe and then searched the car, finding more than seven grams of cocaine, ice, cannabis, and over 100 ecstacy tablets.

He has been charged with drug possession and supply charges.

He was refused bail and is appearing in Tamworth Local Court today.

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Drugs allegedly located and man charged following road-stop - Tamworth

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Police allegedly located 7.3 grams of cocaine, 1.5grams of ICE, 120 MDMA tablets, and 28 grams of cannabis leaf.

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Driver to front court over drugs

Police have charged a 19-year-old man with possessing amphetamines with intent to sell, after he was arrested during a random check in Western Australia's Goldfields.

They say the man was driving on a back road close to Southern Cross when he was pulled over for incorrectly displaying his L-plates.

Police allegedly found 1.5 grams of methamphetamines, a small supply of cannabis and more than $1,000 in cash in the man's car.

The man has been charged with five drug offences, including possessing amphetamines with intent to sell and possessing an illicit drug.

He has been granted bail and is due to appear in Southern Cross Magistrates Court in July.

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Police investigate Bodalla drug haul

Two people have been questioned by police over the discovery of a large amount of cannabis on the New South Wales far south coast.

The man and a woman were arrested and then released, after marijuana was found in four steel drums on a property at Nerrigundah, near Bodalla.

The drums were hidden in a mine shaft and attached to ropes tied to trees.

Police Inspector Jason Edmunds, from Bega, says investigations are continuing.

"Police executed a search warrant and located in excess of 25kg of cannabis contained in a number of barrels at the bottom of a mine shaft on a rural property," he said.

"The Police Rescue Squad had to provide us with the ability to get down to them and remove the barrels safely.

"There are several people assisting people with their enquiries at this time."

The drugs have an estimated street value of $300 000.

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Alleged ringleader admits drug debt kidnapping

Two members of an alleged drug ring have pleaded guilty in the ACT Supreme Court to unlawfully confining a man in a house in south Canberra over a drug debt.

The alleged leader of a drug ring, Sharon Ann Stott, 49, and her enforcer Fakatounaulupe Ngata, 31, are charged with unlawfully confining Benjamin Elliot in Stott's house in Kambah.

Stott, Ngata and four other men, snatched Mr Elliot from the Wanniassa shops early on the morning of May 12, 2009.

The gang then held Mr Elliot in the Stott's house for almost 24 hours, demanding that he repay a drug debt.

Mr Elliot escaped just before 7:00am the next morning after police laid siege to the house.

Stott and Ngata today pleaded guilty to unlawful confinement.

Both have been in custody awaiting trial for more than two years. They were again remanded in custody and are expected to be sentenced in August.

The four accomplices, Jeremy Campbell, Stephen Trotman, Michael Charles Berwick and Adam Deans, have pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the unlawful confinement.

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Man arrestd for drug offence at Salisbury Downs

Police have arrested a man after locating drug equipment in a vehicle at Salisbury Downs.


At about 9pm last night, police located a man in a vehicle that was parked in the car park of a shopping centre at Salisbury Downs.

It will be alleged that police searched the vehicle and inside located items required to maintain a clandestine drug laboratory.

A subsequent search of the man premises was conducted and further drug paraphernalia was located.

The 40-year-old man from Salisbury Heights was charged with possessing equipment to manufacture a controlled drug.

The man was bailed to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on 10 August.

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ACT cannabis seizures up 280pc

The amount of cannabis seized in the ACT rose a massive 280 per cent last financial year.

The Australian Crime Commission's latest report on illicit drugs says more than 740 kilograms of cannabis was seized in the Territory in 2009-2010.

That is up from 195 kilograms the year before.

That 280 per cent rise is the greatest percentage increase of any Australian state or territory over the year.

The national increase by weight was 7.5 per cent.

The number of cannabis seizures nationwide fell 4.5 per cent, but in the ACT seizures rose by 28 per cent.

Cannabis made up 99 per cent of all drugs seized in the ACT last financial year, and arrests for the drug rose 7 per cent.

The report found cannabis is still the dominant illicit drug in Australia in terms of arrests, seizures and use.

ACT Deputy Chief Police Officer David McLean say public tip-offs and successful drug busts were behind the spike in the Territory.

He says police have been successfully targeting people growing cannabis hydroponically in homes.

"We've been the beneficiaries of intelligence from the community, community-minded, community-spirited people who have picked up the phone and reported unusual events in their suburbs," he said.

"That combined with some good analysis and detective work on behalf of ACT Policing has contributed in the main to those large numbers."

Commander McLean says it is good to see a drop in the seizures and arrests relating to other drugs.

"For example heroin seizures, the actual number of seizures was down in the order of 60 per cent and the total weight seized was down by a similar margin," he said.

"That's very encouraging from our point of view and from the broader community's point of view I think it should be as well."

Commander McLean says the statistics will help police develop strategies for targeting drug crimes.

"The targeting and apprehension of people who choose to manufacture, sell, and possess illicit substances in the community is a priority of ACT Policing," he said.

"Too often police see the devastation that is left behind when someone looses their life or sustains significant difficulties due to drug use."

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Bill Bayeh to be released from jail

Former Sydney drug kingpin Bill Bayeh has been granted parole after more than a decade in jail.

Bayeh was a major player in the Kings Cross drugs scene during the 1990s.

He was arrested in 1996 after giving evidence at the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption.

Bayeh was given a minimum sentence of 15 years in jail for cocaine and heroin trafficking.

His older brother, Louis Bayeh, was also jailed in 1997 for perverting the course of justice.

They were described by a police officer at the time as the biggest drug dealers in Kings Cross.

New South Wales Corrective Services Commissioner Ron Woodham opposed Bayeh's parole, saying he was just presenting a facade as a naive man.

But the parole authority agreed to release him anyway, saying his 15-year sentence was lengthy compared to crimes of a similar nature.

Bayeh is due to be released next month.

His period of dominance in Kings Cross was the inspiration for the third series of the TV drama Underbelly.

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Police crack down on drug drivers - Mildura

Mildura police say they have detected two positive drugs tests in their first weeks of expanded drugs testing capability.

Traffic police at Mildura are now trained and have equipment available to do roadside drug testing in a similar way to breath testing.

They say a compliance operation is planned in the next week but so far with only a small number of tests carried out, there have been two samples tested positive for amphetamines.

The positive samples have been sent to Melbourne for further testing.

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Cannabis found in crashed car near Collarenebri

Police from Castlereagh Local Area Command will resume a search for a man after more than 6kg of cannabis was found in a crashed car last night.

Officers attached to the Castlereagh Highway Patrol stopped the sports sedan on the Gwydir Highway 40km east of Walgett about 6pm, after the driver allegedly failed to dip his high-beam headlights.

Police became suspicious of the man’s behaviour after a licence checked revealed the driver to be in possession of an expired driver’s licence.

Police will allege the man then accelerated from the scene at high speed; officers followed the car for a short distance before requesting that police at Collarenebri intercept the vehicle.

When the vehicle didn’t arrive at Collarenebri, a search was initiated and the 1995-model Nissan 200SX was found in bushland 21km west of Collarenebri after it had left the highway and rolled several times.

The driver was unable to be found, however police subsequently located approximately 6.1kg of vacuum-packed cannabis in the vehicle. The drugs have an estimated potential street value of $49,000.

Police and SES volunteers searched bushland beside the highway without success last night and a search will resume this morning.

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Second man charged with ongoing drug supply – Surry Hills RES

A man will front a Sydney court today charged with supplying prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis.

Strike Force Recording was established by the Surry Hills Region Enforcement Squad (RES) to investigate the distribution of prohibited drugs in the Brighton-Le-sands, Rockdale, Surry Hills and Kingsgrove areas.

On Friday 24 June, RES officers carried out simultaneous search warrants on a Kingsgrove house and a Surry Hills brothel.

Police allegedly located and seized an amount of the drug ‘ice’ and liquid, believed to be MDMA (liquid ecstasy).

A 43-year-old man attended Surry Hills Police Station about 4pm yesterday (Monday 27 June) and was taken into custody.

He was subsequently charged with supplying prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis and refused bail to appear in Central Local Court today.

It follows the arrest of a 48-year-old Kingsgrove man on Friday.

He is currently before the courts on drug supply charges.

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Clandestine drug laboratory detected and man arrested S A

Drug Investigation Branch and Elizabeth CIB detectives detected a clandestine drug laboratory at Parafield Gardens this morning and have arrested a man.

The lab was detected as a result of a Drug Investigation Branch operation.

The 29-year-old Parafield Gardens man has been arrested for Manufacture a Controlled Drug for Sale.

He will appear in Elizabeth Magistrate's Court tomorrow.

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