AUSTRALIA - Four people charged over alleged steroid supply - Gang Squad

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Gangs Squad including Strike Force Raptor have charged five people over the alleged supply of prohibited and restricted substances by Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members and associates.

Between 12.50pm and 7.30pm yesterday (Wednesday 14 July, 2011), officers executed search warrants at five locations including a business premises at Castle Hill, a residential unit at Castle Hill, a pharmacy at Kogarah, a residential unit at Waterloo and a house in Blacktown.

Strike Force Observer was established in December 2010 to investigate the alleged supply of prohibited drugs and prescribed restricted substances in the Castle Hill area by OMCG members and associates.

The operation follows a number of controlled operations previously conducted by Strike Force Observer detectives.

A total of four people were arrested yesterday including a 66-year-old man as well as a 54-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man at a business premises at Castle Hill and a 28-year-old male member of the Hells Angels OMCG at a home in Blacktown.



During the warrant at the Castle Hill business premises, police located and seized over $29,000 cash and a quantity of steroids inside. Police also located and seized 2000 individual items of various steroids and restricted substances in a storage shed at Castle Hill.

During the warrant at the Blacktown home, police located and seized stolen Defence Force property, along with a butterfly knife and steroids.

The following charges have been laid by police:
· 66-year-old man charged at Castle Hill Police Station with supplying a restricted substance, knowingly deal with the proceeds of crime and supply unregistered/unlisted therapeutic goods by retail. He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on today.
· 54-year-old woman charged at Castle Hill Police Station with supplying unregistered/unlisted goods, knowingly deal with proceeds of crime and supplying restricted substance. She was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court today.
· 25-year-old man charged at Castle Hill Police Station with possess anabolic steroid and was given conditional bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on 4 August.
· 28-year-old Hells Angels member charged at St Marys Police Station with possess prohibited weapon, goods in custody and possess anabolic steroids. He was granted conditional bail to appear at Blacktown Local Court on 11 August 2011.

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