Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Major Drug Squad detectives have charged a man as part of an investigation into alleged drug trafficking between NSW and Victoria.Officers intercepted a vehicle, arresting the driver on the Hume Hwy in Kalkallo about 1.20pm on Tuesday (Feb. 24).During a subsequent search of the vehicle, police allegedly located and seized approximately 43kg of methylamphetamine, valued…
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Detectives from Taskforce Hawk last week laid further charges as part of an investigation into allegedly threatening and harassing emails sent to a CFMEU administrator last year.A 61-year-old man from Footscray was arrested on Wednesday morning (Feb. 25).He has since been charged with using a carriage service to harass and commit indictable offence whilst on…
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n Two members of an alleged sophisticated drug trafficking syndicate have been arrested, as data reveals more than one person is charged with drug trafficking in St Kilda each week.Latest data by the Crime Statistics Agency reveals that in the two years to September 2025, 125 drug trafficking charges were laid – equating to more…
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A Notting Hill man was expected to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Friday (Feb,. 20) charged with trespassing, after allegedly boarding a domestic flight without a ticket at Melbourne Airport.The Australian Federal Police responded to a call for assistance at the airport after the man, 22, allegedly entered a restricted airside area at a boarding…
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Detectives from Task-force Icarus have charged two people and seized over $15 million worth of LSD and almost $100,000 in cash and cryptocurrency as part of a joint investigation with US Homeland Security Investigations into the alleged importation, exportation and manufacture of LSD tabs.The LSD seizure is the largest ever in Victoria and believed to…
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A man has been arrested following a short foot pursuit in Werribee on Friday morning (Feb. 20) after a stolen car stalled.The man first came to police attention following multiple calls to Triple Zero (000) about an erratic driver on Ballan Rd about 8.30am.The 2012 Nissan Navara, bearing stolen plates, was reportedly driving on the…
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Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman in Reservoir on Friday evening (Feb. 20).Emergency services were called to reports a woman had been struck by a car on Seston St about 7.40pm. The woman died at the scene.A man, alleged to be the driver, was arrested at the scene.The investigation remains…
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Police have arrested a man and seized drugs and cash following a crash in Port Melbourne on Thursday night (Feb. 19).Officers responded after a Toyota Kluger wagon struck a dividing barrier on the Westgate Freeway, near the Mont-ague St exit ramp, about 11.50pm.Upon arrival, police found the driver had been helped from the damaged Toyota…
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Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a stabbing in Noble Park.It is understood a group of unknown male offenders assaulted a 20-year-old man in a carpark off Memorial Drive about 10pm Wednesday (Feb. 18)The Narre Warren South man was taken to hospital in a critical condition however his condition has since improved and…
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Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision in Newham.The 28-year-old man has been charged with culpable driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death and fail to give way.The charges follow a collision between a car and truck at the intersection of Egans Lane and Three Chain Rd on about…
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