Police swoop on alleged drug syndicate in Bunnings carpark

A dramatic police operation in the carpark of a Bunnings has seen several people arrested and large amounts of cash seized.

Police have charged seven people and seized close to $1 million in cash after a dramatic raid in the carpark of a Sydney Bunnings.

The arrests took place about 11am on Friday, with shocking pictures and video from the scene showing men laying handcuffed on the ground in front of an armed police officer.

Other men were handcuffed against a truck while a swarm of officers collected evidence at the Crossroads Homemaker Centre in Casula.

Eyewitness Vikash Mudaliar told The Liverpool Leader he had watched on as police pounced on the group.

“There were three bags full of money, drugs and everything,” Mr Mudaliar said.

Police swooped on a suspected large scale drug supply operation in the carpark of a Bunnings.

A statement from NSW Police late on Friday confirmed officers had seized almost $1 million in cash and arrested more than half a dozen people.

Seven men – aged 45, two aged 49, 46, 37 and 31 – were taken to Campbelltown police station and charged with various drug supply and other criminal offences.

An eighth man was arrested and released without charge.

Some men were seen handcuffed against a truck. Picture: Paul Brescia

A 45-year-old Macquarie Fields man was charged with large commercial manufacture, large commercial supply, two counts of supply greater than indictable quantity, knowingly direct criminal group and deal with proceeds of crime.

A 46-year-old from West Hoxton was charged with participate criminal group and three counts of knowingly deal with proceeds of crime.

The remaining men were charged with participate in criminal group and two counts of knowingly deal with proceeds of crime.

They were all refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.