A 35 year old Tarneit man is facing charges following a police investigation into the drugs trade.
He was one of five men arrested in dawn raids last week by Prahran police and the Viper Taskforce.
Police allege they were part of a drugs syndicate operating across Melbourne – 55 arrests have been made in a year long police operation.
“Following seven simultaneous search warrants at homes and factories in St Kilda East, Brighton East, Cheltenham, Highett, Ormond, Tarneit and Tullamarine, detectives seized a traffickable amount of cocaine with an estimated potential street value of $50,000, as well as almost $100,000 in cash,” police said in a statement.
“Since the start of the year, detectives from the Prahran Divisional Response Unit have seized $555,000 of illicit substances off the street and seized almost another $180,000 in cash.”
