Gang Crime Squad detectives have charged a 31-year-old man with a number of drug and weapons charges following a search of two properties.
About 11.30am on 15 February 2023, Gang Crime Squad executed a search warrant at an address on Cassinia Street in Baldivis.
During the search, officers located and seized a number of items including:
- 41 x Oxymetholone tablets
- $115,000
- Live ammunition
- Drug paraphernalia
- 2 x flick knives
- 1 x belt with a concealed knife
Officers also seized an item that appears to be a mobile phone, but can be folded to appear as a replica firearm. Ballistic testing is currently underway to determine if the item can be operated as a firearm.
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A short time later, about 12.20pm, Gang Crime Squad executed a second search warrant at an address on Bellingham Parade in Wellard.
Police will allege a drug distribution station was located within the garage of the home. A total of 1.03kg of cocaine and 163 grams of MDMA were seized from the station area.
About 1.45pm on Saturday, 25 February 2023, police arrested the 31-year-old man in a shopping centre carpark on Smart Street in Mandurah.
During a search of his vehicle, police seized 58 grams of methylamphetamine and over $1,000 cash.
A 31-year-old Baldivis man has been charged with:
- Possession of Stolen or Unlawfully Obtained Property
- Possessed a Trafficable Quantity of Methylamphetamine with Intent to Sell or Supply it to Another
- 1 x Breach of Bail Undertaking
- 1 x Possession of a Prohibited Drug with Intent to Sell or Supply (MDMA)
- 1 x Possession of Prohibited Drugs with Intent to Sell or Supply (Cocaine)
- 1 x Possessed a Prohibited Drug
- 1 x Unlicensed Person Possess Firearm/Ammunition
- 1 x Possessed Any Drug Paraphernalia in or on Which There was a Prohibited Drug or Plant
- 1 x Possessed a Prohibited Weapon
- 1 x Possession of a Prohibited Drug with Intent to Sell or Supply (Methylamphetamine)
- 1 x Property Laundering - Engaged in Transaction
He was refused bail and is next due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on 3 March 2023.
Detectives have also charged a 25-year-old Wellard woman with:
- 1 x Possession of a Prohibited Drug with Intent to Sell or Supply (MDMA)
- 1 x Possession of Prohibited Drugs with Intent to Sell or Supply (Cocaine)
She is next due to appear in the Rockingham Magistrates Court on 3 April, 2023.
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