Police have charged a number of people as part of a yearlong investigation into firearm and drug trafficking across Melbourne’s South East.
On Wednesday 9 August, police executed nine warrants at residential properties in Clyde North, Cranbourne North, Narre Warren, Clyde, Berwick and Hampton Park as well as two factory addresses in Hallam.
Police charged a 27-year-old Clyde North man with possessing a traffickable quantity of firearms and trafficking a drug of dependence and remanded him to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 12 December.
Police charged a 26-year-old Cranbourne North man charged with trafficking and possessing drugs of dependence, possessing a general category handgun, disposing of a general category firearm except to a licensed firearms dealer, trafficking a commercial quantity of a drug of dependence and other firearm and drug offences, as well as charging a 25-year-old Narre Warren man with trafficking a drug of dependence and possessing proceeds of crime.
The duo will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 21 November.
A 28-year-old Clyde man is expected to be charged on summons.
Police released a 21-year-old Cranbourne North woman and a 35-year-old Hampton Park man pending further inquiries.
Police subsequently seized half a kilogram of what appears to be cocaine, approximately $100,000 cash believed to be the proceeds of crime, as well as various amounts of what appears to be MDMA, hallucinogenic mushrooms and cocaine.
To report any information about illicit firearms, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit at confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
