Three locals were arrested following large scale seizures across Brimbank. The VIPER Taskforce arrested three people and seized over $1.5 million in cash, at least $500,000 worth of luxury handbags, over $3M worth of gold and illicit cigarettes as part of an investigation into the supply and distribution of methylamphetamine.
Three warrants were executed on Tuesday, October 29 at two residential addresses in Taylors Hill and Kealba and a storage facility in Brooklyn. A large quantity of cash, believed to be about $1 million, approximately $250,000 worth of luxury handbags and approximately $500,000 worth of gold ingots were seized from the Taylor’s Hill property, according to police. A 35-year-old Taylors Hill woman was arrested and interviewed by police, and released pending further inquiries.
At the Kealba address, police seized 100,000 illicit cigarettes, approximately $250,000 worth of luxury handbags and at least $100,000 in cash. A 50-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman inside the address were both arrested and interviewed by police. The duo was released pending further inquiries.
Investigators located approximately 750 kilograms of loose leaf tobacco – with a street value of $250,000 – inside the Brooklyn storage facility, according to police. At 2.30pm on Wednesday, October 30, investigators executed a further warrant at a storage vault in Melbourne’s CBD.
Approximately 24 kilograms of gold bullion – worth an estimated $3.3 million – and approximately $75.