Six men charged in $500k Bendigo organised crime drug raid

Six men have been charged after Bendigo police allegedly dismantled a “sophisticated” $500,000 organised crime drug ring.

Six men have been charged following a drug raid in Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo.

Six men have been charged after Bendigo police broke up an alleged organised crime drug operation.

Police raided a factory in Kangaroo Flat on Tuesday revealing a “sophisticated hydroponic set up” where more than 500 cannabis plants were being grown.

Police estimate the drugs seized had a street value of more than $500,000.

“Victoria Police is intent on dismantling organised crime groups, including those cultivating any illicit substance for profit,” Bendigo detective Inspector Dan Davison said.

Bendigo police have charged six men after a drug raid on an alleged commercial cannabis growing operation associated with organised crime.

“Cannabis cultivation is often used to fund a wide range of other criminal enterprises which further harm the community.”

Six Kangaroo Flat men tried allegedly to flee the scene on foot, but were collared and charged with cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis and remanded to appear before Bendigo Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Nam Van Phan, 28, Hoang Son Nguyen, 20, Tuan Nguyen, 27, Nam Dang, 28, Mai Van Hung, 54 and Luan Duc Mai, 26 made no applications for bail.

The accused drug farmers will remain in custody ahead of a committal on April 4, 2025.