Police will allege the two men were high-ranking members of an organised crime syndicate and planned to process a large shipment of a drug concealed in a household product.
The New South Wales State Crime Command Organised Crime Squad set up Strike Force Pipar in February to investigate alleged money laundering and drugs supply.
Officers executed search warrants at homes in New South Wales last week in relation to alleged money laundering and drugs supply. Picture: NSW PolicePolice arrested a 46-year-old man, who allegedly played a key role in attempting to import drugs into Australia, from a Riverwood address. He then returned to Melbourne and planned to travel to NSW with a 44-year-old man to process a shipment of heroin hidden in batteries.A number of items were seized from the Riverwood home as part of the investigation, including luxury watches, money counters, a Taser and about 100kgs of cannabis.
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