Liam McNally
Two Weir Views residents have been charged after VIPER Taskforce located commercial quantities of various drugs, in excess of $100k cash and ammunition while serving a Firearm Prohibition Order (FPO).
Members of the taskforce had been at the Weir Views property to serve the FPO on a 48-year-old Weir Views man on Wednesday, November 16.
A warrant was executed at the address, and police subsequently located in excess of $100,000 cash, what appears to be approximately 25 litres of 1,4-Butanediol, approximately 300 grams of methylamphetamine, approximately 100 tablets suspected to be MDMA, approximately 425 grams of MDMA in rock form, a quantity of cocaine and nine rounds of ammunition hidden in various locations around the house.
A 48-year-old Weir Views man was charged with trafficking commercial quantities of various drugs of dependence, possessing proceeds of crime and possessing ammunition.
A 41-year-old Weir Views woman was charged with trafficking commercial quantities of various drugs of dependence and possessing proceeds of crime.
VIPER Taskforce Detective Acting Inspector Warren Chapman said Firearm Prohibition Orders serve as a powerful tool to hold certain individuals accountable when it comes to the use of illicit firearms.
“By actively working to reduce the number of illicit firearms in the community, we will reduce the amount of serious crimes those weapons enable,” he said.
