Five people have been arrested during early-morning raids on two properties on Sydney’s Northern Beaches today, NSW Police say.
Strike Force Poppong was formed in June this year by Northern Beaches Local Area Command to investigate the on-going supply of drugs and other alleged criminal activities.
As a result of investigations, officers this morning today raided properties in Brookvale and Narraweena, arresting three men and two women.
The first property targeted was at Mitchell Road, Brookvale, where a 46-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were arrested; they’ve been taken to Manly Police Station.
The man has been charged with 12 offences:
• On-going supply of a prohibited drug (ICE) (two counts)
• Supply prohibited drug (GHB) (two counts)
• Supply prohibited drug (MDMA) (one count)
• Supply prohibited drug (cannabis) (two counts)
• Owner/occupier knowingly allow use as drug premises
• Participate in a criminal group
• Dealing proceeds of crimes
• Aggravated steal from dwelling, and
• Aggravated break, enter and steal.
The woman has been charged with one count each of,
• Owner/occupier knowingly allow use as drug premises
• Participate in a criminal group
• Deal in the proceeds of crime.
Police will allege drugs and a large amount of stolen property – including pushbikes and tradesman’s tools – was located at the premises.
In the second raid, three people were arrested when a search warrant was executed at a residential address in Oceana Street, Narraweena. Two taken to Manly Police Station and the second man was taken to Chatswood Police Station.
A 25-year-old man has been charged with participate in a criminal group, supply a prohibited drug (ICE), and two counts of aggravated steal from dwelling.
A 21-year-old woman has been charged with participate in a criminal group, two counts of supply a prohibited drug (ICE), one count of possess a prohibited drug (cannabis).
A 27-year-old man has been charged with hinder police, and resist arrest.
Northern Beaches Crime Manager, Detective Inspector Craig Wonders, said today’s operation was the culmination of an intense police investigation.
"Local police have been frustrated by reports of on-going criminal conduct over the past six years in this area.
"Police from the Northern Beaches Local Area Command have executed seven search warrants at those premises in this time.
"On each occasion, police have seized drugs, property alleged to have been stolen, and weapons.
"This has been the catalyst for the formation of Strike Force Poppong and, as a consequence, today’s raids.
"Northern Beaches police will continue to target illegal activity within the command, especially that involving the distribution of illicit drugs, theft of property and the use of premises for illegal purposes.
"We welcome hearing from anyone in the community with information about any of these activities to contact police at Northern Beaches Local Area Command or Crime Stoppers.
