Dramatic arrests after heroin, meth, cash and gel blaster allegedly seized in Forster unit raid
Three people have faced court and a fourth person is also facing a charge after police allegedly seized more than $14,000 in cash, heroin, meth, cannabis and a gel blaster during a raid on a mid-north coast unit.
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Police have allegedly seized almost $15,000 in cash, heroin, methamphetamine, a gel blaster gun, bupe strips and a set of digital scales during a dramatic raid on a mid-north coast unit.
Manning-Great Lakes officers stormed the premises on Head St at Forster about 5pm on Thursday and took four people into custody.
“During a search of the unit, police allegedly located and seized several items of interest including 4.38g methamphetamine, 47.07g heroin, 31 suboxone strips, mobile phones, digital scales, a gel-blaster firearm, and $14,800 cash,” police said in a statement.
A woman, 28, 28-year-old woman was issued a court attendance notice for possessing a drug (not cannabis leaf/MDMA) and not exceeding small quantity, and is due to appear before Forster Local Court September 10.
Two men – Adel Abhari, 43, and Moussa Mansour, 38 – and 23-year-old Lauren Kaye Brown were arrested at the scene and taken to Forster Police Station.
Abhari was later charged with six offences, including supplying a prohibited drug (less than or equal to small quantity), supplying a prohibited drug (greater than small and less than or equal to indictable quantity), supplying a prohibited drug (greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity), dealing with property proceeds of crime (less than $100,000), firearm etc found at premises-subject to prohibition order, and disqualified driving.
Abhari faced bail court on Friday where he pleaded not guilty to the driving charge and was not required to enter any pleas to the other charges.
His release application was refused and he was remanded in custody to appear before Forster Local Court on July 30.
Mansour was charged with possessing a drug (not cannabis leaf/MDMA) not exceeding a small quantity, possessing a prohibited drug, and goods suspected stolen in/on premises (not motor vehicle).
He also faced bail court on Friday and was refused bail to appear in Forster Local Court on July 30.
Brown was charged with supplying a prohibited drug (greater than small and less than or equal to indictable quantity), supplying a prohibited drug (greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity), and possessing an unauthorised pistol.
She also appeared before Bail Court where she was granted strict conditional bail.
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