The sweeping crackdown across multiple weekends also saw police net an estimated $210,000 worth of drugs.
A total of 108 people were charged, including 64 with drug supply and 44 with drug possession, while one person was also charged with domestic violence-related offences.Police also seized drugs with an estimated street value of $210,000, including almost 560 grams of cocaine in more than 650 individual bags, 78 caps of MDMA, cannabis, THC edibles, ketamine, and ice.NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna, said anti-dealer operations in Sydney would continue.
"We opened 2024 with a significant operation targeting major dealers and have continued to put pressure on illegal drug distribution, with these three weekends of action focused on street-level distributors," he said.: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone.
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