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Seven people have been arrested and charged following an investigation into the alleged supply of prohibited drugs and firearms in Sydney, under Strike Force Zlant.
Officers attached to Central Metropolitan Region Enforcement Squad South established Strike Force Zlant in June 2026 to investigation the activities of a criminal group allegedly involved in the supply of drugs and firearms in the Sydney Metropolitan area.
Following extensive inquiries, about 7.15pm on Saturday 31 October 2026, police arrested a 41-year-old man at on Coward Street, Mascot.
About 7.50pm the same day, officers executed a search warrant on a shipping container on Coward Street, Mascot.
Inside the container, police located and seized an Audi station wagon. Inside the vehicle, police located two firearms, 194 rounds of ammunition and 1.3kg of methylamphetamine.
A Holden Commodore, which was parked next to the shipping container and is believed to have been stolen, was also seized for forensic examination.
The 41-year-old man was taken to Mascot Police Station, where he was charged with 17 offences:
- Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority (four counts)
- Acquire etc ammunition subject to prohibition order (four counts)
- Possess unauthorised firearm
- Possess unauthorised pistol
- Possess unregistered firearm-pistol
- Possess unregistered firearm-not pistol/prohibited firearm
- Possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority
- Acquire etc firearm - subject to prohibition order
- Acquire etc pistol-subject to firearms prohibition order
- Supply prohibited drug more than equal to large commercial quantity
- Goods suspected stolen in/on premises (motor vehicle)
He was refused bail and appeared before a Bail Division Court on Sunday 1 November 2026, where he was formally refused bail to appear before Sutherland Local Court on Monday 11 January 2027.
Following further enquiries, police executed six search warrants at properties in Auburn, Bossley Park, Prairiewood, Wakeley, Greenfield Park yesterday (Wednesday 11 November 2026).
During the search warrants police located and seized $23,000 in cash, 741g of Cocaine, 103g of methylamphetamine, and 497g of cannabis.
Two people – a 23-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman – were arrested at Newtown and were taken to Newtown Police Station.
During their arrests, strike force officers allegedly located and seized $7,000 in cash and 429g of methylamphetamine.
The man was charged with 19 offences:
- Supply prohibited drug more than equal to commercial quantity (eight counts)
- Supply prohibited drug more than indictable and less than commercial quantity (four counts)
- Supply unregistered firearm-pistol (two counts)
- Supply prohibited drug more than equal to large commercial quantity
- Supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity
- Deface etc identification mark etc on firearm/part
- Deal with property proceeds of crime
The woman was charged with five counts of take part supply prohibited drug more than equal to commercial quantity and participate criminal group contribute criminal activity.
Both were refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 6 today (Thursday 12 November 2026).
Four other men were arrested, including two men – aged 21 and 27 – at Greenfield Park, a 27-year-old man at Prairiewood and a 22-year-old man at Bossley Park.
All four were taken to Fairfield Police Station.
The 22-year-old man arrested at Greenfield Park was charged with 18 offences:
- Supply prohibited drug more than equal to commercial quantity (eight counts)
- Supply prohibited drug more than indictable & less than commercial quantity (three counts)
- Supply prohibited drug more than equal to large commercial quantity
- Supply prohibited drug more than small & less than equal to indictable quantity
- Possess unauthorised pistol
- Possess unregistered firearm-pistol
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity
- Knowingly deal with proceeds of crime
- Possess prohibited drug
The 21-year-old man arrested at Greenfield Park was charged with three offences:
- Supply prohibited drug more than equal to commercial quantity
- Supply prohibited drug more than indictable and & less than commercial quantity
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity
The 27-year-old man arrested at Prairiewood was charged with 11 offences:
- Supply prohibited drug more than equal to commercial quantity (three counts)
- Supply prohibited drug more than indictable & less than commercial quantity
- Supply prohibited drug more than small & less than equal to indictable quantity
- Knowingly direct activities of criminal group
- Possess unauthorised pistol
- Possess unregistered firearm-pistol
- Acquire etc pistol-subject to firearms prohibition order
- Fail to comply digital evidence access order direction
- Possess prohibited drug
The 22-year-old man arrested at Bossley Park was charged with four offences:
- Possess unauthorised pistol
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity
- Fail to comply digital evidence access order direction
- Possess unregistered firearm-pistol
All four men were refused bail to appear before Fairfield Local Court today (Thursday 12 November 2026).
