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The Prahran Divisional Response Unit have arrested and charged a man with commercial drug trafficking after detectives seized significant quantities of illicit substances, including methylamphetamine from a residential address in Melbourne on Wednesday (Oct. 5).During the search of the Commercial Rd address, Police seized:n One handgunn Approximately 590 grams of what is alleged to be
Police have arrested four men who are believed to be part of an alleged drug dealing syndicate operating in the city.The investigation came about following a report of suspicious behaviour on one of Melbourne’s trams.Approximately $600,000 in drugs and $200,000 in cash was seized as part of the bust at an apartment complex in Exhibition
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a sexual assault which occurred on a bus between Mentone and Dandenong.Investigators have been told a 17-year-old girl was travelling on a bus when an unknown man performed a lewd act towards her between 4pm and 5pm on June 9.The man boarded the bus with another man on
Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man after a firearm, weapons, drugs and cash were allegedly discovered in a vehicle in Moonee Ponds on Friday morning (Sep. 30).Police observed a vehicle allegedly driving at speed along Orford St about 2am.They intercepted the vehicle and found an allegedly loaded firearm, other weapons, drugs and
A man has been charged after he was detected travelling an estimated 120kmh above the speed limit in Laverton early on Saturday morning (Oct. 1).The 22-year-old man has been charged with conduct endangering life, conduct endangering serious injury, speed manner dangerous and red-light offences.The charges follow an incident where a vehicle travelling at a fast
A pedestrian has died after he was hit by a car in Sunshine on Saturday night (Oct. 2).Police have been told the man appeared to walk out onto Ballarat Rd, near the intersection of Anderson Rd, when he was struck by a passing motorist shortly before 8.30pm. The man died at the scene.The 42-year-old female
The Victorian Government has failed to deliver the Sandbelt Open Space – Chain of Parks despite promising $25 million at the election four years ago, says Kingston City Council.Kingston Council is calling on on Environment Minister Lily D’Ambosio to take urgent action to live up to that promise before the November 26 election.Kingston Mayor Cr
Officers from the Heavy Vehicle Unit impounded a car which was allegedly travelling at high speed along the Monash Freeway on Sunday, September 25.Police detected the car travelling at an alleged 157kmh on the Monash Freeway at Dandenong about 1.50pm.The car was intercepted and the driver, a 25-year-old man from Campbellfield, was spoken to.He has
A man driving a vehicle bearing cloned plates was arrested in Balwyn North last Tuesday morning (Sep. 27) after being tracked down by police dog Zeus.Police were patrolling Frank St when they observed the station-wagon allegedly take off at speed around 4am.The station-wagon was followed through a number of streets before the vehicle was located
Detectives from the Major Drug Squad have seized a further 500 litres of 1,4 Butanediol from a storage facility in Oakleigh as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.A warrant was executed at the Lever St property shortly after 10am on Monday last week (Sep. 26) and 36 boxes of the liquid were seized.Earlier, a
