NEWS DESK Police patrol
with Brodie Cowburn
Drugs found POLICE allegedly found cannabis, pills, 1,4-Butanediol, and more than $5000 in cash during a raid of a Braeside house last week. Police executed the search warrant on Jarrah Drive on 22 March. As well as the cash and illicit substances police also allege that they seized knuckle dusters, fireworks, and flares. A 35-year-old was arrested at the Braeside house and charged with possess cannabis, possess 1,4-Butanediol, possess drug of dependence, possess prohibited weapon, and deal proceeds of crime. As part of the investigation a 42-year-old Morwell man was also arrested by police in the carpark of a shopping centre in Narre Warren. Police allege that they found around 532 grams of methylamphetamine on him, with a street value of $48,000. He was charged with traffick large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine, traffick commercial quantity of methylamphetamine, possess methylamphetamine, possess firearm-related item in contravention of Firearm Prohibition Order (FPO), burglary, commit indictable offence whilst on bail, and contravene conduct condition of bail. The 35-year-old man was bailed to appear at Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court on 30 June, and the 42-yearold man was remanded to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 15 June.
Morwell Divisional Response Unit Detective Senior Constable Jake Bargwanna said that investigators had “worked tirelessly for the best part of a year to track down these alleged offenders and remove hundreds and thousands of dollars’ worth of dangerous drugs from our streets.” “Illicit drugs have a devastating roll on effect throughout the entire community – from drug-fuelled violence, burglaries and thefts committed to support an addiction; to drugrelated road trauma, family violence and sexual assaults,” he said. “Police have zero tolerance for drug offenders who blatantly corrupt the safety of the Latrobe Valley community. We will continue to do everything in our power to disrupt drug offending and throw perpetrators before a court.”
Arrests made for fires
intentional destruction of property by fire, criminal damage by fire, burglary, commit indictable offence whilst on bail and one count of contravene certain conduct condition – bail. A 20-year-old Wollert man was charged with two counts each of intentional destruction of property by fire, criminal damage by fire, burglary, and commit indictable offence whilst on bail. A 20-year-old Lalor man has been charged with intentional destruction of property by fire, criminal damage by fire, burglary, and commit indictable offence whilst on bail, and a 25-year-old Craigieburn woman has been charged with intentional destruction of property by fire, criminal damage by fire, burglary, and commit indictable offence whilst on bail. The two other tobacco store fires were in Pakenham and Deer Park.
Car fire leaves three dead THREE people are dead after a car fire on the Western Port Highway last week. Emergency services attended the scene in Cranbourne West just before 8pm on 24 March. They put out the fire and found three bodies inside the car. As of 25 March, the three people have not been formally identified. In a statement police said that they are investigating the incident to determine the circumstances of the fire, but they are “not looking for anyone
else at this time”. Anyone with dash cam footage or who witnessed the blaze can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a report at www.crimestoppers.com.au
THE scene of a fatal car fire. Picture: J Zammit
MORE arrests have been made in relation to a series of fires at tobacco stores in the last eight months. A fire at a Lakeview Shopping Centre tobacco store on 9 February gutted multiple businesses. Two men were arrested in relation to the blaze on 7 March. As part of their investigation into three fires allegedly lit at tobacco stores, police have made five more arrests. A 20-year-old Lalor man has been charged with two counts each of
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Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News
30 March 2022