PLEASE NOTE: NSWPF-branded footage of the arrest will be available later today.
Organised Crime Squad detectives will seek to extradite a man from the Gold Coast to Sydney following an investigation into alleged commercial drug supply around Australia under Strike Force Maimura.
Strike Force Maimura is a joint investigation between State Crime Command's Organised Crime Squad and the Australian Federal Police – with assistance from the NSW Crime Commission, Western Australia Police and Queensland Police – which identified a criminal group allegedly involved in drug supply across Australia using private planes and encrypted devices (DECCDs).
About 9.40am today (Tuesday 27 February 2024), strike force detectives executed a search warrant on the Gold Coast, where they arrested a 55-year-old man.
He will be taken to Southport Police Station where NSW Police will make an application to Southport Magistrates Court to extradite him to NSW.
Inquiries are ongoing.
Anyone with information that may assist investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
