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Thursday, February 23, 2012

AUSTRALIA - Drug labs raided

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CAMDEN police have seized 7.5 kilograms of the drug ice thought to be worth $1 million from a property in Narellan.
The police, in conjunction with the Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad's strike force Felix, conducted search warrants on properties in Narellan and Catherine Field last Tuesday.
Two alleged members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gxxg were arrested and charged with knowingly taking part in the manufacture of a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug.
The men, a Narellan man, 36, and a Catherine Field man, 41, faced Campbelltown Court last week.
A Narellan woman, 30, was charged with two counts of possessing a prohibited drug in relation to quantities of cannabis and amphetamines found at the Narellan property. She will appear in Camden Court on March 12.
Camden crime manager Andy Richmond said two sophisticated laboratories were found.
"The two clandestine laboratories shut down by police this week were sophisticated and capable of making large quantities of prohibited drugs (methamphetamine)," Detective Chief Inspector Richmond said.
"Those drugs will no longer be making their way to local streets and causing harm to members of the community."
Large quantities of chemicals were also found and members of the Drug Squad's chemical operation team have been working around the clock to dismantle the laboratories.
Camden police established Strike Force Harman in December 2011 to investigate the commercial manufacture of methamphetamine, also known as ice.
Detective Chief Inspector Richmond commended the officers involved in the investigation.
"Police will continue to target the manufacture, possession and supply of all prohibited drugs," he said.
http://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/news/local/news/general/drug-labs-raided/2462994.aspx