Police searched a Kogarah business yesterday as part of a Sydney-wide raid into the supply of steroids.
Investigators from the state crime command, including bikie specialists attached to strike force raptor, searched five buildings at Castle Hill, Waterloo, Blacktown and Kogarah.
Gangs squad police arrested four people as part of the raid including a Blacktown man, 28, believed to be a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club.
They seized $29,000 in cash and a large number of steroids including 2000 restricted substances in a storage shed at Castle Hill.
A 66-year-old, 54-year-old woman and 25-year-old man were arrested at Castle Hill and will face court charged with supplying a restricted substance and dealing in the proceeds of crime.
The Blacktown man will face Blacktown Local Court on August 11 charged with possession prohibited weapon, having goods suspected to be stolen, and the possession of anabolic steroids.
Police, including officers from Strike Force Raptor, have charged four people over the alleged supply of drugs by outlaw motorcycle gang members and associates.
Between 12.50pm and 7.30pm yesterday (July 14), officers executed search warrants at five locations including a business unit at Castle Hill, a residential unit at Castle Hill, a pharmacy at Kogarah, a residential unit at Waterloo and a house in Blacktown.
Strike Force Observer was established in December 2010 to investigate the alleged supply of prohibited drugs and prescribed restricted substances in the Castle Hill area by motorcycle gang members and associates. The operation followed a number of controlled operations previously conducted by Strike Force Observer detectives.
A total of four people were arrested yesterday including a 66-year-old man as well as a 54-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man at a business premises at Castle Hill and a 28-year-old male member of the Hells Angels at a Blacktown home.
During the warrant at the Castle Hill business premises, police located and seized over $29,000 cash and a quantity of steroids inside. Police also located and seized 2000 individual items of various steroids and restricted substances in a storage shed at Castle Hill.
The following charges were laid by police:
A man, 66, charged at Castle Hill Police Station with supplying a restricted substance, knowingly deal with the proceeds of crime and supply unregistered/unlisted therapeutic goods by retail. He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Court today;
A woman, 54, charged at Castle Hill Police Station with supplying unregistered/unlisted goods, knowingly deal with proceeds of crime and supplying restricted substance. She was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Court today;
A man, 25, charged at Castle Hill Police Station with possess anabolic steroid and was given conditional bail to appear at Parramatta Court on August 4;
A man, 28, charged at St Marys Police Station with possess prohibited weapon, goods in custody and possess anabolic steroids. He was granted conditional bail to appear at Blacktown Court on August 11.
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