Detectives from the Major Drug Squad have charged a man after seizing drugs and a significant quantity of cash in Melbourne yesterday.
A search warrant was executed shortly after 9am at an address in Cranbourne North on Thursday, 9 February.
A 41-year-old Cranbourne North man was charged with two counts of attempt to traffick commercial quantity drug of dependence (1,4-Butanediol and methylamphetamine).
He is also expected to be charged with possess proceeds of crime and various other drug related offences.
He was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
Police subsequently seized a significant quantity of cash hidden in a clothes dryer, what appears to be MDMA and various electronic devices.
Investigators allege he was importing various drugs into Australia via international consignments.
1,4 Butanediol is a drug commonly imported as an industrial product and then often sold at significant profit to people who are led to believe it is GHB.
The drug can be unpredictable and because it works more slowly than the similar GHB, users are at risk of overdosing because they are likely to take a second or third dose. The difference between survival and a fatal overdose can be very small.
Anyone with information about illicit drug activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.auExternal Link.
