Dinesh Etikaala, Sumanth Reddy Etikala charged after allegedly selling cocaine at Harris Park
A trio allegedly sold 500 bags of cocaine a week that generated $5m a year under a sophisticated syndicate. Watch their arrests here.
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Three men were allegedly involved in a sophisticated network running out of Sydney’s west and southwest where they allegedly sold 500 bags of cocaine a year.
Raptor Squad charged three men including Dinesh Etikaala and Sumanth Reddy Etikala on March 18 under Strike Force Winnicoopa, which was formed to probe the supply of cocaine by a high-profile criminal network.
Detectives allege the men arrested at Bass Hill and Harris Park were key members of the network responsible for running the drugs.
During the searches of properties, police seized three vehicles, multiple mobile phones, about $10,000 worth of luxury and designer goods and more than $2000 cash.
Police allege the syndicate was responsible for selling about 500 bags of cocaine a week, generating about $5m a year.
At a Bass Hill address, police arrested a 22-year-old man who was taken to Bankstown police station, where he was charged with a raft of offences, including five counts of supplying prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis, two counts of deal with property proceeds of crime $100,000 and supplying prohibited drug greater than a commercial quantity.
The man was refused bail to appear before Bankstown Court on March 19.
Etikaala and Etikala were arrested at the same house in Harris Park before being taken to Granville police station where they were each hit with seven charges including five counts of supplying a prohibited drug on an ongoing basis and participating in a criminal group contributing to criminal activity.
They were granted strict conditional bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Thursday.
Police allege in court documents Dinesh Etikaala, 24, supplied more than 100g of cocaine 90 times between November and March.
Sumanth Reddy Etikala, 26, allegedly sold more than 110g of cocaine 88 times between November and March.
The matters will return to court in May and investigations under Strike Force Winnicoopa continue.
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