POLICE raids across Melbourne, including a four-and-a-half-hour siege in Maribyrnong, have netted quantities of drugs, guns and cash.
As reported yesterday by maribyrnongweekly.com.au, Four men were arrested yesterday, including two who had barricaded themselves in a unit in Cumberland Drive, Maribyrnong.
The pair, both in their 20s, were arrested after lengthy negotiations, and as police raided five properties across Melbourne in connection with a drugs investigation.
The siege began just after 6am when police attempted to arrest two men. They refused to come out, prompting police to surround the unit. They were arrested about 10.30am.
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Police said the raids had netted about 15 kilograms of methamphetamines worth about $10million, loaded hand guns, about $60,000 cash, and a drugs lab at St Leonards. Another two men were arrested in connection with the raids at Reservoir, Brunswick, Maribyrnong, Glenferrie and St Leonards.
Detective Superintendent Doug Fryer said the raids uncovered one of the most sophisticated drug labs officers had seen in a decade.
- with The Age
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