POLICE have seized a replica pistol and ammunition from a Dungog property as part of a series of raids across the Hunter targeting the manufacture and supply of drugs.
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Three men have been arrested after officers searched five properties at Largs, Rutherford, Dungog, East Maitland and Port Stephens as part of an investigation that began in 2013
Gangs Squad investigators were joined by police from the Central Hunter Local Area Command and other specialist officers in executing five search warrants at properties in Largs, Rutherford, Dungog, East Maitland and Port Stephens.
At a farm near Port Stephens, polie found and seized:
- Approximately one kilogram of base amphetamine;
- Two ounces of methylamphetamine;
- Two shortened, pump-action shotguns;
- $20,000 in cash; and,
- A number of items believed to have been used for the manufacture of illicit drugs.
At another rural property, in Largs, officers located and seized:
- 360 grams of a crystal-like substance believed to be methylamphetamine;
- An unlicensed pistol and magazines;
- $17,000 in cash; and,
- A truck trailer which detectives believe may have been stolen.
At a house in Rutherford police located small amounts of ice and cannabis.
The East Maitland clubhouse of the Gladiators outlaw motorcycle gang was also searched during Tuesday's operation, with police seizing a number of items relevant to their investigation.
To date, three men have been arrested and are currently assisting police with their inquiries. The operation remains ongoing.
Last year State Crime Command’s Gangs Squad formed Strike Force Meaney to investigate a Hunter-Valley-based syndicate believed to be involved in the manufacture and supply of amphetamine-type-substances.
