Strike Force Raptor: Sydney brothers arrested over arsenal of guns, drugs and $2.75m in cash
ONE of two Sydney brothers arrested over a massive arsenal of guns, drugs and $2.75 million in cash broke free from officers and lunged at a camera during dramatic scenes at Sydney Airport.
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ONE of two Sydney brothers arrested over a massive arsenal of guns, drugs and $2.75 million in cash broke free from officers and lunged at a camera during dramatic scenes at Sydney Airport.
Strike Force Raptor officers raided a Waterloo storage unit early Wednesday, revealing a shocking stash of 13 firearms including five sub-machine guns, semi-automatic pistols along with $2.75 million in cash.
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They also discovered 1.15kg of cocaine, 1.1kg of ice, and 26 litres of the drug GBL.
Officers arrested a 34-year-old man at Sydney Airport as he touched down from New Zealand on Thursday morning.
As detectives led the man through the airport, footage of his arrest shows the man wrench his cuffed arms away from an officer and swing at the camera.
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Detectives and Australian Federal Police officers on scene immediately subdued the man.
He was taken to Kogarah Police Station and charged with three counts of supply prohibited drug, possess ammunition, deal in proceeds of crime, resist arrest, participate in a criminal group, and aggravated firearms offences.
Tactical Operation police then stopped on a car on O’Riordan St, Alexandria at 3.45pm Thursday, arresting the man’s 32-year-old brother.
He was charged with three counts of supply prohibited drug, deal in proceeds of crime, participate in a criminal group, and aggravated firearms offences.
Both are due to face Sutherland Local Court today.
The other two men were released pending further inquiries.
Shortly after the arrest, police executed a search warrant at a home unit at Homebush, where they seized items relevant to the investigation.
The investigation is ongoing.
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