Police in Australia seize large quantities of drugs and cash in separate operations

Police in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory have conducted separate operations resulting in multiple arrests and the seizure of significant amounts of drugs and cash.

In outer South West Sydney, Camden Police Area Command officers, operating under Strike Force Besta, intercepted a vehicle on Camden Valley Way in Narellan. A search allegedly uncovered nearly $220,000 in cash and three mobile phones. A 35-year-old man was arrested and charged with several offences, including the supply and manufacture of prohibited drugs in large commercial quantities and dealing with proceeds of crime.

Following this, officers executed a search warrant at a property on Menangle Road in Douglas Park. Police allegedly discovered a suspected clandestine laboratory, approximately 1.2kg of methylamphetamine, two sawn-off 12-gauge shotguns, ammunition, and $195,000 in cash. A 59-year-old man was arrested and charged with multiple drug and firearm offences.

In a separate incident in Turner, ACT, police executed a search warrant at a residence where they allegedly seized cannabis, methylamphetamine, ketamine, cocaine, MDMA, and heroin. Authorities also confiscated approximately $110,000 in cash, a taser, and two handgun-shaped firelighters, along with two vehicles suspected to be purchased with criminal proceeds. A 35-year-old man was charged with drug and weapon offences, while a second man was arrested on an outstanding warrant and charged with drug trafficking.