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Melbourne drugs raids: 11 charged after police 'disrupt crime syndicate'
    #23570607 - 08/23/16 08:53 PM (7 years, 5 months ago)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-15/ice-samurai-swords-seized-after-police-raids-melbourne/7733852

Melbourne drugs raids: 11 charged after police 'disrupt crime syndicate'

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Eleven people have been charged after drug raids at 13 properties in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.

The arrests were part of Operation Drill, a 10-month investigation into organised crime, and the trafficking and distribution of methamphetamine.

Over 100 officers from specialist units and local police executed warrants at a number of residential and industrial properties at Chelsea, Aspendale, Hampton Park, Springvale South, Notting Hill, Dandenong, Cheltenham, Seaford, Frankston, Mordialloc and Braeside.

A mechanic's workshop was also searched.

Police said one of the properties, a self-storage facility in Braeside, was suspected to be a clandestine drug laboratory.

The raids uncovered a substantial amount of methamphetamine, other drugs including heroin and cannabis, a "significant quantity" of cash, an imitation firearm, two samurai swords, stolen property and drug paraphernalia, police said.

Operation Drill was targeted at alleged drug trafficker Bill Mitsos and involved phone and text message intercepts, court documents revealed.
Accused drug trafficker Bill Mitsos
Photo: Accused drug trafficker Bill Mitsos was the target of the operation. (Facebook)

Police charged 11 people after arresting 16 suspects.

Three men appeared in the Moorabbin Magistrates' Court on Monday afternoon.

Arman Vasiliu, 25, from Seaford, was charged with trafficking the drugs ice and GHB.

Lawrence Simmonds, 44, was charged with trafficking ice, ecstasy, and GHB, and trafficking drugs while on bail.

Reece Dee, 19, of Aspendale, was charged with drug trafficking.

Four other people remained in custody on Monday night. They were expected to face an out-of-sessions court hearing.
Organised crime syndicate 'disrupted'

Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Rix of Victoria Police said they had "disrupted a significant southern suburbs organised crime syndicate".

"This particular syndicate has been operating for some time," he said.

"There's still lots to be done and further arrests will be made in the coming days and weeks.

"There's no doubt a number of these people arrested are up at the higher level of drug manufacturing and trafficking."

A substantial amount of methamphetamine, as well as cannabis and heroin, cash, stolen property and a fake firearm were found during the raids, police said.

A woman who lives near a home that was searched in Hampton said she and her daughter were woken up just before 6:00am by the sound of men screaming.

She said it was the third time the house had been raided.

"I'm presuming something smashed, whether it was a window or they broke in ... I don't know but we were pretty terrified," Michelle Asmus said.

"My neighbour panicked, he ran back inside, I ran back inside to make sure my daughter was all good."




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