In a separate drug bust in Sydney, more than $150 million worth of ice and cocaine were found in a vintage Bentley in a shipping container at Sydney's Port Botany. These arrests should serve as a warning that the AFP is watching and we are not going to let drug traffickers profit at the expense of our communities, he said. They also seized 16kg of ox blood methylamphetamine, 3kg of gold bullion, 300g of cocaine and more than $320,000 cash from multiple properties across the metropolitan area on Wednesday. Three other men, a 26-year-old man and two 27-year-old men, were arrested during the course of the investigation and have been charged with separate drug offences. Four people have been charged after police allegedly found more than 175kg of meth and about $8.1 million in cash in WA. The men cannotbe identified for legal reasons. Police allegedly found 14.6kg of meth and about $3.6 million in cash hidden in a trailer. The arrests follow this mornings revelations of WA Polices biggest-ever cash seizure a $3.9 million haul found during a major operation which also uncovered 13kg of methylamphetamine. Investigations into the source of the drugs and any links between the men are ongoing. The AFP has seized $1 million in cash and charged a West Australian man, 34, with dealing in the proceeds of crime as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering. Get exclusive discounts on movie tickets, dining and popular attractions. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. A 24-year-old man who allegedly buried and dug up bags containing methamphetamine and cash in bushland around suburban Perth has been charged by the Australian Federal Police with drug trafficking and money laundering. US national Jason Dean Lassiter, 45, Briton Scott Felix Jones, 35, and Angus Bruce Jackson, 50, from NSW, faced Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday, charged with conspiring and attempting to possess the drugs with intent to sell or supply. 23/09/2022. "We may become their importer as was in this occasion, of drugs, we may become their mobile phone seller, their encrypted device seller, we might be their money launderer. (Renee Schiavone/Patch) NEWARK, NJ Police carried out a massive drug bust in Newark, Harrison, Kearny and Monmouth . Stephen Baxter is one of the men, accused of trying to possess the drugs. Every person involved in the distribution of drugs, from the top of the drug syndicate to the bottom, play a role in spreading the misery of meth on our streets and they can all expect to be a focus of our operations. Pilots wondered why it sat there, rusting, and told tall stories about where it came from. More than 175kg of meth and $8 million in cash have been seized by WA Police in a sting targeting interstate drug smuggling. A lavish East Perth apartment was being used as an alleged safe house to harbour 25kg of deadly methamphetamine, it can be revealed. Get the news you want delivered to your inbox. He shared a photo of the speed camera's shot of the car to his . Police found 1,800kg (283 stone) of what is known locally as. All four are expected back in Perth Magistrates Court this afternoon (21 May 2021). A man thought he was in trouble with the RSPCA, but an animal cruelty report turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. Detectives searched properties across various Perth suburbs and allegedly uncovered more than five kilograms of heroin and $225,000 in cash, seizing several electronic devices. drugs drugs police Western Australia Perth police CONTACT US Send your photos, videos and stories to 9News [email protected] Six men will be charged over the importation of nearly $50 million of cocaine supplied by a Mexican drug cartel. WATCH: Terrifying moment spud kings store goes up in flames, MAFS groom had MULTIPLE girlfriends while filming, More frustration as big Perth builder slams brakes on work, Rockpool SLAMMED over forced tip rule stinging customers, West Australian Newspapers Limited 2023. Perth police pursuit comes to crashing end on Wellington Street Police have seized about five kilograms of methylamphetamine as part of an operation targeting the distribution of illicit drugs. Get the news you want delivered to your inbox. Drugs, firearms, stolen property and assets to the tune of more than $3 million have been seized after WA police targeted a Perth drug syndicate. WA Police Force Media Centre Media Releases Drug and Firearm Charges - Wundowie Published on February 21, 2023 Wundowie police have charged two men with a number of drug and firearm offences as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt unlawful activities in the Wheatbelt District. Joseph Davids, 32, Darren Dexter Fletcher, 35, and Reece Raymond Neil OConnor, 31 were arrested in a dramatic confrontation with police in Maddington last week, during which their van collided with a police car as they allegedly attempted to flee. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. The two 44-year-old men were refused bail and were due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today. Get the news you want delivered straight to your inbox so you never miss a headline. Seven men are on trial in Western Australia's Supreme Court accused of involvement in the importation into Geraldton of 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine, worth an estimated $160 million. In the latest move, nine people have been arrested in relation to two separate drug operations targeting alleged organised crime networks in Perth. Editors note: Vision and photographs available via Hightail. The four charged are expected to face Perth Magistrate's Court again this afternoon (21 May 2021). Two men aged 36 and 41 were arrested . Mr Blanch warned any vehicle used to help facilitate criminal activity would also be seized and frozen under proceeds of crime laws. In 2018, the high-flyer was busted doing 111km/h in a 100km/h zone in the same yellow Lamborghini that was recently impounded. The first seizure happened after police stopped a truck with NSW number plates on the Great Eastern Highway in Meckering just before 7.30am on January 29. One of the men accused of killing 15-year-old Cassius Turvey in a street bashing is also facing charges of kidnapping and torturing another teen. The West Australian can reveal that the three-storey apartment in the affluent suburb was the scene of a dramatic multimillion-dollar drug bust resulting in the arrest of four men on Wednesday. Police officers have seized 10kg of the dangerous drug methylamphetamine and more than $300,000 in cash following searches at suburban Perth homes. The dramatic drug bust unfolded after the yacht was found stuck on a reef . Weve got a newsletter for everyone. The meth could have fetched nearly $10 million on Perth streets. "The good news for the WA communityis that we can spend this money on public safetyand helping the community, rather than some hideous green Lamborghini that drives around the streets and is being used as illicit profits from organised crime," Deputy Commissioner Blanch said. Organised Crime Squad officers were called into one of the houses after detectives identified a methamphetamine drug lab. Two brothers have spent the night behind bars, charged over their alleged involvement in a massive drug enterprise. Renters are being forced to suffer through hellish conditions with temperatures inside homes reaching over 40 degrees this summer. One of the men accused of killing 15-year-old Cassius Turvey in a street bashing is also facing charges of kidnapping and torturing another teen. Source: WA Police. The Australian was arrested at Perth airport while the other two were arrested in the centre of Perth on Wednesday. West Australian Newspapers Limited 2023. If convicted each face a potential penalty of life in prison. The drugs are estimated to be worth $160 million The men were arrested after bags of the drugs were seized by police after they were offloaded from a boat, which had allegedly met up with another vessel about three hundred nautical miles off the Mid West city in December 2017. In his opening address, Mr Barklay drew on what three men who were involved in the operation were expected to testify when they appear as witnesses in the trial. The housing industry really is broken, a $3.9 million haul found during a major operation which also uncovered 13kg of methylamphetamine, Erin Molan defamation claim back in court, Minister accused of throwing in the towel on live exports, Gambler's tax debt no secret after 'all or nothing' bid, Ex-police prosecutor loses attempt to reduce sentence, Rescue chopper breakdown delays injured mans hospital trip, Twenty apply to use SA's assisted dying pathway. Joint agency operation. 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Matthew Kelly, 27, and his older brother Shaun Kelly, 29, have been charged with drug possession after Western Australian Police allegedly uncovered 13kg of methylamphetamine in a ute parked at Shaun's home in Lockridge, Perth. Organised crime squad detectives charged two men aged 44 and another aged 38 in connection with cash and drugs. This focus is due to the interstate nature of the drug syndicates that are targeting WA, and their efforts not only to deliver drugs into the state, but move their cash holdings back to the eastern states.. Two men who had been at the home, aged 33 and 35, have each been charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of a controlled drug, namely methamphetamine, contrary to section 302.2 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth). In addition, they received approximately $2.3 million fromorganised crime gangs, who allegedly thought they were using it to purchase drugs. Police will allege the methamphetamine was stuffed inside pillows. Police seized 6kg of methylamphetamine and more than $59,000 cash from a vehicle and properties in suburban Perth last Sunday. Marius Stelian Sabau, who police claim is . He said police had been watching the operation unfold and the men on the boat and on the ground were "caught red-handed". AFP charges four in Western Australia over meth trafficking, Go to Australian Federal Police front page, National Missing Persons Coordination Centre, Australian Government Investigations Standard, Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3), Companies - Self-reporting and cooperating, Reporting of Abhorrent Violent Material by internet, content and hosting service providers, Vision and photographs available via Hightail. Nine people have been arrested in relation to two separate drug operations targeting alleged organised crime networks in Perth Court. On Wednesday of kidnapping and torturing another teen drug orders and criminal networks tall. 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