DONCASTER, VIC. — Police have charged two men and seized machetes, firearms, cash and a commercial quantity of drugs in Doncaster on Wednesday, June 3.
Officers from the Yarra Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a search warrant at the Frederick Street property about 5.30am.
Inside the property, officers allegedly located and seized:
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- Several cannabis plants;
- Traffickable quantities of GHB, methylamphetamine, MDMA and ecstasy
- Three imitation firearms;
- Seven machetes;
- $5,320 cash and
- Various credit cards and ID cards (which are believed to be in relation to fraudulent offending);
Two men and a woman inside the property were arrested.
A 30-year-old Doncaster man was charged with more than two dozen offences, including:
- cultivating a narcotic plant;
- trafficking cannabis;
- six counts of possessing a drug of dependence;
- eight counts of possessing a prohibited weapon;
- five counts of possessing prescription medication;
- three counts of possessing an imitation firearm;
- two counts of fraudulently altering a registration plate;
- fraudulently altering a license and
- handling stolen goods.
A 23-year-old Doncaster man was charged with several offences, including:
- cultivating a narcotic plant;
- trafficking cannabis;
- six counts of possessing a drug of dependence;
- three counts of possessing a prohibited weapon;
- two counts of possessing an imitation firearm and
- handling stolen goods
The pair was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
A 27-year-old Box Hill woman was released and is expected to be charged on summons.
