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● Police arrested two men at the scene. Photo: Victoria Police. During a search of the second home, police ■ Police have arrested two men after discovering a handgun and a brick of methyl-amphet- seized more vials of steroids, and a traffickable amine worth more than $220,000, buried in the quantity of cocaine with an estimated potential street value of more than $15,000. backyard of an East Malvern home. Police also seized a quantity of cannabis, preInvestigators from the Prahran Divisional Response Unit – with assistance from the Drone scription poisons, mobile phones and electronic Unit and the Australian Federal Police’s spe- devices. Two men aged and 25 and 32, both from cialist forensic search team – executed two simultaneous search warrants at neighbouring East Malvern, were arrested at the scene. The younger man was charged with traffick homes on Hughes St, from about 9am last commercial quantity of methylamphetamine, Thursday (July 18). It will be alleged a man ran from one home traffick cocaine, prohibited person possess fireand jumped over the fence, into the waiting arms arm, possess unregistered firearm, and possess of officers who were conducting another search proceeds of crime. He was remanded to appear in Melbourne at the second property. He was allegedly found in possession of al- Magistrates’ Court on October 10. The older man was charged with possessing most $25,000. Police then dug up a garden bed at the prop- steroids and cannabis. He was bailed to appear erty, and allegedly located a handgun, drugs, in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on October steroids and ammunition all wrapped in plastic. 4. Police said a lot of work has gone on behind The methylamphetamine has an estimated the scenes into locating the items. potential street value of $225,000.
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