Detectives from the Caulfield Divisional Response Unit have swooped on a pair of alleged drug traffickers in Melbourne’s south-east earlier today, seizing approximately $920,000 in cash and more than $360,000 of illicit substances as part of a five-month investigation into drug trafficking.
Following an early morning search warrant at a residential address in Clayton, police seized:
– Approximately $920,000 in cash
– Approximately 240 grams of what is alleged to be methylamphetamine with an estimated street value of more than $210,000
– Approximately 200 grams of what is alleged to be cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $78,000
– Approximately 170 grams of what is alleged to be heroin with an estimated street value of more than $72,000
– Approximately 100mls of what is alleged to be 1,4 butanediol
– Approximately 100mls of steroids
– One knuckle duster
– Several electronic devices
– Jewellery
A 34-year-old man and 28-year-old woman from Clayton were subsequently arrested and charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of methylamphetamine, heroin and cocaine, possession of 1,4 butanediol, possession of steroids, possession of a prohibited weapon, dealing with the proceeds of crime and failure to provide police assistance.
Both have been remanded to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 11 May, 2022.
Quotes attributed to Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Brooke Manley:
“Any time we can remove more than a quarter of a million dollars of insidious drugs such as methylamphetamine and heroin from Victorian streets, there is no doubt the community is a safer place.
“As always, these arrests should serve as a sobering reminder to anyone who thinks they can profit from drugs and get away with it.
“Dealers may often feel invincible; however, we have teams of dedicated detectives working specifically to bring them undone. Every day you are dealing drugs, you’re running a gauntlet that will ultimately lead to a knock on the door from police and several years in a prison cell.
“The reason we run investigations such as these are simple – illicit substance use leads to drug fuelled assaults on our streets, thefts to support an addiction, and innocent people dying on our roads due to drug affected drivers.
“The ripple effects of drug use are horrendous and for this reason, we will continue to make it our primary aim to dismantle the lives and networks of those trafficking drugs within our community.
Lilly Skacej
Senior Communications Advisor
