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The biggest alleged cocaine gang in Sydney has been shut down following mass raids after the group allegedly sold a staggering $1.8billion of cocaine in just four months. Police arrested six men who are allegedly part of an extensive organised crime network dubbed 'The Commission' in sweeping raids early on Wednesday morning.
The men are allegedly the backbone of the drug cartel and allegedly controlled the price and distribution of cocaine in Sydney. The police operation began in July when a 21-year-old man from Guilford, in Sydney's west, was found with a kilogram of cocaine and an additional 12kg in a nearby car. He was charged with two counts of supply prohibited drug large commercial quantity, knowingly deal with proceeds of crime and participate criminal group contribute criminal activity.
The drugs involved had a street value of more than $20million. The arrest set investigators on the trail of a group allegedly involved in the large-scale supply of cocaine in the NSW capital. NSW police, along with investigators from the Crime Commission and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, established Strikeforce Barograph to investigate the syndicate's alleged large-scale supply of cocaine.
The syndicate allegedly supplied more than 1.2 tonnes of cocaine to NSW between February and July, this year - an estimated street value in excess of $1.8billion.
Strike force detectives executed 20 search warrants at homes across Sydney at about 6am on Wednesday. The biggest alleged cocaine gang in Sydney has been shut down following mass raids after the group allegedly sold a staggering $1.8billion of cocaine in just four months The men are allegedly the backbone of the.
.. Antoinette Milienos.
