Police arrest Hunter couple after finding half a kilogram of MDMA
A Hunter Valley couple were arrested and later charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of MDMA following a two-month operation.
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A Hunter couple have been charged with attempting to import more than half a kilogram of the drug MDMA into the country.
Port Stephens Hunter police district detectives swooped on a Cliftleigh house on Wednesday following a two-month investigation into the alleged importation of the drug commonly known as ecstasy.
A man, 30, and his 32-year-old partner were arrested and later charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of an imported controlled substance.
Detectives will allege just over 500 grams of an analogue of MDMA, still in crystals, was detected coming into Australia.
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An investigation began in September, ending in the raid on the property between Maitland and Kurri Kurri on Wednesday morning.
Both people have been refused bail to appear in Maitland Local Court on Thursday.
Investigations into the alleged importation are continuing.