Two men have been charged with trafficking large commercial quantities of methylamphetamine in Melbourne’s south.
A 35-year old Cranbourne man and a 35-year-old Carrum Downs man have been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 9 June.
Detectives from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad seized a significant quantity of drugs and related paraphernalia following a series of warrants issued across the region on Wednesday 8 February.
With the assistance of VIPER Taskforce, ICARUS and the Joint Organised Taskforce, warrants were executed at residential and commercial properties in Braeside, Narre Warren South, Carrum Downs and Cranbourne.
The Braeside property housed an industrial sized clandestine laboratory, while another large scale clandestine laboratory and what appears to be packaged cocaine were located at the Narre Warren South address.
Laboratory equipment was also found in the shed of a residential Carrum Downs property with what Victoria Police have determined to be magic mushrooms.
Detective Inspector Anthony Vella from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad has heralded the seizure as a win for community safety initiatives.
“These arrests are an excellent outcome for community safety – these are significant seizures from what is one of the largest and most complex clandestine laboratories we have seen in Victoria,” Vella said.
“These arrests should serve as a sobering reminder to those engaged in the manufacture of illicit substances – you will be targeted and arrested.”
