Ballarat police strike gold, $250k cash in late-night Golden Point motel raid
Ballarat police have struck gold, finding $17,000 worth of nuggets in a motel raid, as well as large amounts of cash and drugs.
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Ballarat police have discovered and seized gold nuggets worth an estimated $17,000 as well as more than $250,000 in cash, after they raided a Golden Point motel.
Officers executed a search warrant at a motel on Main Road about 11pm Thursday and arrested a 48-year-old man.
They allegedly found more than $250,000 in cash, gold nuggets, stolen jewellery, and a large amount of methylamphetamine, cannabis, and cocaine in the man’s room.
The Ballarat man was charged with trafficking a large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine, trafficking cocaine, trafficking cannabis, three counts of possessing drugs of dependence, dealing with the proceeds of crime, and commit indictable offences while on bail.
He was remanded in custody for a court appearance at a later date.
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