Man Charged After 7.5kg Drug, $115k Cash Seizure at Orangeville

A man will appear in court today after more than 7.5kg of prohibited drugs, cash, and luxury watches were located during a Firearms Prohibition Order search.

About 11.40am yesterday (Monday 20 March 2023), officers from the State Crime Command's Criminal Groups Squad attended a home on The Grand Circuit, Orangeville – about 18km west of Camden – to execute a Firearms Prohibition Order search.

During a subsequent crime scene warrant search, officers allegedly located and seized about 3.6kg of cocaine, 1.47kg cannabis, 960g of methylamphetamine, 436g of magic mushrooms, 448g of MDMA, steroids, more than $115,000 cash, a taser, a ballistic vest, drug paraphernalia, mobile phones, and two luxury watches.

A 41-year-old man was arrested at the home and taken to Narellan Police Station.

He was charged with 16 offences, including supply large and large commercial quantity prohibited drug, possess/use prohibited weapon without permit, knowingly deal with proceeds of crime, supply indictable quantity cannabis, and fail to comply with a digital evidence access order direction.

He was refused bail to appear at Moss Vale Local Court later today (Tuesday 21 March 2023).

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