VIC: Ironside South-London (case study)
Case study 1
Operation IRONSIDE SOUTH-LONDON intelligence passed from the Victoria Joint Organised Crime Task Force (JOCTF) has resulted in the disruption and seizure of an alleged concealed cannabis grow house in Melton, along with the alleged discovery of more than 12 kilograms of cocaine, 1.5 kilograms of MDMA, cash and weapons.
Two 35-year-old men from Melton and Docklands were arrested during separate search warrants executed at their properties as a result of the intelligence shared.
It is alleged a cannabis grow house featuring up to 20 cannabis plants was discovered behind a concealed wall at the Kurrajang home. While a longarm firearm was also located hidden near the door of the Docklands property.
The JOCTF comprises of investigators from the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Victoria Police Service (VICPOL), Australian Border Force (ABF), Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and the Department of Home Affairs.
Case study 2
Intelligence from Operation IRONSIDE SOUTH has prevented more than 25 kilograms of MDMA from entering the Victorian community.
A 47-year-old central Victorian man was arrested on 27 April, 2021, and an alleged clandestine lab dismantled near the regional city of Bendigo.
In April, 2017, the AFP passed IRONSIDE intelligence relating to an alleged Victorian drug trafficking and manufacturing syndicate was shared with the Victoria Police Drug Task Force.
This shared intelligence led to the dismantling of a clan lab and arrest of a 47-year-old man near the regional Victorian city of Bendigo on 27 April, 2021, along with the seizure of 25 kilograms of MDMA tablets, an estimated 75 kilograms of powders and chemicals used in the manufacturing of illicit drugs and pill press machine.
The pill press machine was capable of manufacturing around one thousand tablets per minute. This amount of illicit drugs has a combined estimated street value of more than $1.2 million dollars.