Guns, $260m worth of drugs seized, and three arrested during raids on safehouses linked to transnational crime syndicate
Wednesday, 15 October 2025 11:18:37 AM
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Organised Crime Squad detectives have charged three men, seized firearms and 415kg of drugs, as part of an investigation into a transnational Organised Criminal Network under Strike Force Barberton.
Strike Force Barberton was established by State Crime Command’s Organised Crime Squad and the NSW Crime Commission to investigate the supply of prohibited drugs across NSW by a group coordinated by a broader transnational network believed to be run out of South-East Asia.
Following extensive investigations into the group, from 5pm yesterday (Tuesday 14 October 2025), strike force detectives – with assistance from Raptor Squad and the Public Order and Riot Squad – executed five search warrants at alleged safe houses in Mays Hill, Bankstown, Campsie and Bonnyrigg Heights.
During the searches, police located and seized 415kg of prohibited drugs, three pistol firearms, more than 300 rounds of ammunition, $450,000 in cash, and a ballistic vest.
Of the drugs, there were 287kg of methylamphetamine, 47kg of cocaine, 81kg of heroin, and 838g of MDMA, with a combined street value of $260 million. An additional 20kg of precursor chemicals was also seized.
Detectives arrested two men, aged 26 and 19, at the Mays Hills address. They were taken to Granville Police Station, where they were charged with two counts of supply prohibited drug >= large commercial quantity and participate criminal group contribute criminal.
The men were refused bail to appear in Parramatta Local Court today (Wednesday 15 October 2025).
Police arrested a third man, aged 26, in Bonnyrigg Heights. He was taken to Cabramatta Police Station, where he was charged with two counts of supply prohibited drug >= large commercial quantity and deal with property proceeds of crime < $100000 & < $5000.
He was granted conditional bail to appear in Fairfield Local Court on Thursday 27 November 2025.
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