LANG LANG, VIC. — Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) detectives have arrested two people as part of an investigation into the sale and storage of illicit tobacco after detectives executed simultaneous search warrants at commercial properties on Westernport Road and Cambridge Street yesterday.
As part of the investigation, investigators seized commercial quantities of loose tobacco, cigarettes and vapes, as well as $10,625 cash allegedly carried by a 45-year-old man and stored inside a vehicle.
An illegal firework was also located at the Cambridge Street address.
A 45-year-old Tarneit man has been charged with supply of a commercial quantity of illicit tobacco, dealing with property suspected to be proceeds of crime and driving while suspended.
He was bailed to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on April 30, 2027.
The 45-year-old Lang Lang woman was charged with the supply of a commercial quantity of illicit tobacco.
She was bailed to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on April 22, 2027.
The 49-year-old Lang Lang man was interviewed and is expected to be charged on summons in relation to the unlawful possession of an explosive (fireworks).
