Officers attached to Murray River Police District established Strike Force Bodallin last month to investigate the supply and distribution of prohibited drugs.
Police allege a number of people have been involved in the supply of prohibited drugs – believed to be methylamphetamine – in the Tocumwal, Berrigan and Finley areas.
Simultaneous search warrants were executed at four properties yesterday morning, by strike force detectives, with the assistance from State Crime Command’s Raptor Squad.
Two men, aged 43 and 24, and two women, aged 58 and 37, were arrested.
The younger woman was charged with 78 offences relating to drug supply, in addition to knowingly/recklessly direct criminal group assist crime, owner/occupier knowingly allow use as drug premises, and possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit.
The 58 year-old woman was charged with five offences including participate criminal group, and four counts of knowingly take part in supply prohibited drug.
Both women have been refused bail to appear in Deniliquin Local Court on Tuesday, May 13.
A 43 year-old man was charged with supply prohibited drug less than or equal to small quantity, supply prohibited drug more than small and less than or equal to indictable quantity, participate criminal group contribute criminal activity, and possess prohibited drug.
He was granted conditional bail to appear at Finley Local Court on Tuesday, May 27.
The 24 year-old man was charged with 20 offences including participate criminal group, seven counts of knowingly take part in supply prohibited drug, three counts of possess prohibited weapon, and owner/occupier knowingly allow use as drug premises.
A court date for the younger man has not been made available at this time.
Officers from Victoria Police also executed a search warrant in the Strathmerton area on the same day where they arrested two people and seized an amount of drugs, believed to be linked to the investigation under Strike Force Bodallin.
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