Police conduct raids in Riverina and Bordon seizing drugs and weapons

Police in the Riverina region of Australia and Bordon in the United Kingdom have conducted separate operations targeting drug supply and illegal weapons.

In Riverina, authorities executed search warrants at properties in Hay and Darlington Point. The operation resulted in the arrest of three men, aged 40, 47, and 47. Police seized illegal drugs, electronic devices, knives, gel blasters, and other weapons. One 47-year-old man faces multiple charges, including supplying an indictable quantity of a prohibited drug and directing the activities of a criminal group. The other men face various charges related to drug supply and participation in a criminal group. All three suspects were refused bail.

In Bordon, East Hampshire Police conducted dawn raids on two residential addresses and a business. Officers seized suspected Class A and Class B drugs, cannabis vapes, drug paraphernalia, an air weapon, a lock knife, and suspected illegal cigarettes. Four individuals, aged 25, 28, 46, and 59, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis or cannabis resin and possessing criminal property. The suspects have been released on bail with conditions pending further investigation.