Three charged after raids on alleged drugs and weapons syndicate

A four-month-old baby girl was found inside a Sydney home during raids on an alleged drugs syndicate where police found $1m of designer clothes, dozens of guns and illicit substances.

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A four-month-old baby girl was found inside a Sydney home when police raided an alleged major drugs and weapons syndicate where they seized 11 weapons as well as $1m in designer clothes.

Police searched two homes in Old Guildford and Merrylands on Wednesday where they found eight Glock semiautomatic pistols and an extended Glock magazine, two Desert Eagle semiautomatic pistols, a pen gun for .22 calibre, ammunition, two knuckle dusters, handcuffs, an electronic stun gun, with cartridges; and a variety of prohibited and restricted substances, including cocaine, MDMA, cannabis, steroids and Valium.

A baby walker was pictured below a bookcase filled with designer boxes. Picture: NSW Police

Among all the firearms and other alleged illegal goods was a baby walker.

The massive haul was uncovered after a six-month investigation by a squad attached to the Wetherill Park Region Enforcement Squad looking into the supply and distribution of cocaine across Sydney’s south west.

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More than $400,000 cash as well as uncashed cheques, luxury clothing, jewellery, bedding, and other fashion accessories, estimated to be worth more than $1 million, was also taken.

Dozens of firearms were also found during the raids. Picture: NSW Police

$1m worth of designer clothes and goods were uncovered. Picture: NSW Police

A Guildford man, 23, was charged with supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis, four counts of supply prohibited drug, deal with property proceeds of crime, found on/entering/leaving drug premises, possess unauthorised prohibited firearm, possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority, possess prohibited drug, not keep firearm safely-prohibited firearm. he was also charged with conducting a drug premises with a child in the vicinity.

A 30-year-old from Bankstown was charged with supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis, five counts of supply prohibited drug, found on/entering/leaving drug premises, and possess prescribed restricted substance.

Three men have been charged over their alleged roles in the operation. Picture: NSW Police

$400,000 cash was also seized. Picture: NSW Police

A Merrylands, 30, was charged with four counts of supply prohibited drug, two counts of deal with proceeds of crime, weapons charges as well as drug premises with a child in the area.

Lawyers for the the three men appeared briefly in Parramatta Local Court today and did not apply for bail on behalf of the trio before it was formally refused.

They are due back in court on September 26.

A fourth man — aged 25 — was allegedly found to be in possession of cocaine. He will be issued a Future Court Attendance Notice for possess prohibited drug.