In February, detectives attached to State Crime Command’s Raptor Squad, established Strike Force Chadderton to investigate the interstate transportation of cash linked to criminal activity.
Following an extensive investigation, police raided a storage unit in Auburn on Sunday, April 7, and allegedly seized 722kg of Alprazolam commonly referred to as ‘Xanax’ with an estimated street value of $12 million.
As part of investigations, police also stopped and searched a truck travelling on Hammond Avenue, Wagga Wagga, three days later and during the search, allegedly located and seized shopping bags containing almost $1 million in cash.
The driver, a 28-year-old man, was charged with supplying a prohibited drug greater than the large commercial quantity and knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime.
Record drug bust
A MAN has been charged after the alleged seizure of more than 700kg worth of drugs in Auburn – the largest single seizure of pharmaceutical drugs in NSW history.
