SYDNEY: Sydney police have arrested three men after seizing over 400 kg of drugs, as well as firearms and cash, during an investigation into a transnational organised crime network.
Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement on Wednesday that a strike force established to investigate the supply of drugs coordinated by a transnational network believed to be run out of Southeast Asia executed five search warrants at properties in western Sydney on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported.
During the searches, officers located and seized 415 kg of prohibited drugs, three pistols, more than 300 rounds of ammunition and 450, 000 Australian dollars (293, 135 US dollars) in cash.