Five Braybrook residents and a St Albans man have been charged after drugs, firearms, counterfeit money and cash were discovered in raids as part of a joint operation in Braybrook and St Albans yesterday.
Police allegedly uncovered drugs including ice, heroin, ecstasy, GHB, pseudoephedrine and prescription medication.
They also seized firearms including shotguns and rifles, ammunition, counterfeit money and equipment, stolen goods and a large quantity of cash.
Members from the Altona North Divisional Response Unit, Embona Taskforce, Special Operations Group, Dog Squad, local Crime Investigation Unit members and Australian Federal Police were involved in the raids.
Five warrants were executed as a result of Operation Paratroopers, targeting organised crime syndicates operating in the western suburbs of Melbourne.
Six people were arrested and remanded to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
A 25-year-old St Albans man has been charged with drug and weapons-related offences.
A 24-year-old Braybrook man has been charged with drug, weapons and counterfeit money-related offences.
A 39-year-old Braybrook woman and 43-year-old Braybrook man have been charged with drug, weapons, counterfeit money and theft-related offences.
A 32-year-old Braybrook woman has been charged with drug, outstanding warrants and traffic-related offences while another Braybrook man, 24, has been charged with drug-related offences.
