Named: South Australians charged in Operation Ironside police sting and their suburbs
From Stirling to Seaton, Mawson Lakes to Mount Barker, see the home suburbs of more than 40 South Australians charged in the Operation Ironside police sting.
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So far 95 South Australians have now been arrested in the major police sting Operation Ironside.
Of those, 48 were arrested on Monday when police blew the operation wide open in a series of 5.30am raids across Adelaide.
The South Australians have been hit with a range of charges, including conspiracy to murder, drug trafficking, money laundering and participating in a criminal organisation.
Here’s a list of those we’ve been able to identify so far, what they’ve been charged with and where they live. Several individuals facing serious charges cannot be identified for legal reasons.
JASON APPLEHOF
Aged 38 from Whyalla Stuart. Charged with trafficking in a controlled drug and knowingly engaging in money laundering.
ROMAN ILARIO BAFTIROSKI
Aged 34 from Seaton. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug and money laundering.
TIMOTHY SHANE BARKLA
Aged 46 from Willaston. Charged with trafficking and manufacturing a controlled drug.
ALICIA ALICE BARTLEY
Aged 37 from Angle Park. Charged with three counts of trafficking in a controlled drug, money laundering and firearms offences.
DARREN EDWARD BAXTER
Aged 39 from Angle Park. Charged with three counts of trafficking in a controlled drug and firearms offences.
SIMON BEKIRI
Aged 40 from Hendon. Charged with breaching bail on May 28, 2020 when he was arrested in Sydney after leaving South Australia. On June 26, 2020, he pleaded guilty in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court and was convicted for the breach. He was spared any other penalty.
VANESSA LOUISE BENNETT
Aged 39 from Poonindie. Has pleaded not guilty to a charge of trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug in Adelaide.
ANDREW JOHN BENZ
Aged 45 from Greenwith. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity and a commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Port Wakefield.
APOSTLE BROIKOS
Aged 18 from Burnside. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Yamba, and manufacturing a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Morphett Vale.
TYLER HERNANDEZ BROOK
Aged 29 from Hackham. Pleaded guilty to cultivating a commercial quantity of a controlled drug, possessing prescribed equipment and diverting electricity at Hackham.
ADAM BURGESS
Aged 41 from Munno Para. Charged with cultivating a controlled drug, possessing prescribed equipment and diverting electricity at Munno Para West – sentenced to three months in prison which was fully suspended in May this year.
MATTHEW JAMES CAVANAGH
Aged 37 from Lockleys. Charged with two counts of trafficking in a controlled drug and possessing prescribed equipment.
JOSEPH COGNO
Aged 53 from Milang. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity and a commercial quantity of a controlled drug as well as two counts of money laundering at Port Adelaide.
MATTHEW WILLIAM COLLINS
Aged 43 from Happy Valley. Charged with manufacturing a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Panorama and Morphett Vale. Also charged with trafficking in a controlled drug at Morphett Vale.
BLAKE MATTHEW CULBERTSON
Aged 22 from Clovelly Park. Charged with manufacturing a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Panorama and Morphett Vale.
MATTHEW CULLEN
Aged 29 from Christies Down. Charged with money laundering and possessing a prescription drug, a controlled drug and a dangerous article.
BRYAN JAMES CARMINE D’ALOIA
Aged 42 from Hackham. Charged with possessing prescribed equipment.
AARON DANIELE
Aged 32 from Blakeview. Charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Northfield.
MICHAEL ANTHONY DANIELE
Aged 36 from Hawthorndene. Charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Northfield. Also charged with knowingly engaging in money laundering.
DALIBOR DRAZETIC
Aged 47 from Wayville. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug.
STUART DUNCAN FARQUHAR
Aged 30 from Mount Barker. Pleaded guilty to trafficking in a large commercial quantity of methamphetamine and a commercial quantity of heroin at Mount Barker.
ALESSANDRO FRANCO
Aged 37 from Underdale. Charged with multiple counts of money laundering and traffic in large commercial quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine.
DAMIEN JOHN FRASER
Aged 47 from Plympton. Charged with aiding and abetting an arson at Adelaide.
STEFAN JOZEF DUNCAN GAWLIK
Aged 29 from Torrens Park. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Fulham Gardens.
MICHAEL BRIAN GIBBINS
Aged 33 from Hallett Cove. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Myrtle Bank.
PAULY LEONARD HARRIS
Aged 26 from Port Augusta West. Charged with conspiracy to murder at Rosslyn Park and participating in a criminal organisation.
SCOTT HISCOCK
Aged 34 from Salisbury North. Charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Northfield.
JASON HOWETT-ELLIOTT
Aged 40 from Wynn Vale. Charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Northfield. Also charged with dealing with property suspected of being the proceeds of crime.
ETHRAM RONALD HUGHES
Aged 24 from Mawson Lakes. Charged with conspiracy to murder at Rosslyn Park and participating in a criminal organisation.
JOHN LEON SCOTT HULSE
Aged 45 from Para Hills. Charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Northfield.
EDDIE KADAN
Aged 40 from Lidcombe, New South Wales. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Yamba.
GEORGE KATSAMBAS
Aged 48 from North Rocks, NSW. Charged with trafficking in commercial quantities of a controlled drug.
JONATHON KINGSTON-MAYNE
Aged 53 from Penfield Gardens. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Port Wakefield.
DURIM KRASNIQI
Aged 32 from Brompton. Charged with two counts of trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug.
HANNA JAYNE KRUCZYNSKI
Aged 29 from Morphett Vale. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Fulham Gardens as well as manufacturing and trafficking in a controlled drug in Morphett Vale.
ROBERT LEIGH MARSHALL
Aged 39 from Paralowie. Charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Northfield.
PETER JOHN MCMILLAN
Aged 27 from Rosewater. Charged with conspiracy to murder at Rosslyn Park and participating in a criminal organisation.
PAUL KEITH MILNE
Aged 37 from Morphett Vale. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Fulham Gardens as well as manufacturing and trafficking in a controlled drug in Morphett Vale.
SILVIO MOLINARA
Aged 54 from Stirling. Charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug.
SHIVAKUMAR NAGARAJU
Aged 35 from Nailsworth. Charged with two counts of trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug.
TIMOTHY JOHN NOBLE
Aged 42 from Aberfoyle Park. Charged with money laundering, cultivating a controlled plant and possessing prescribed equipment.
TERAPII POKOINA
Aged 46 from Hyde Park. Has pleaded not guilty to a charge of importing a commercial quantity of a controlled drug.
ROCCO ROSARIO PORTOLESI
Aged 40 from Henley Beach. Charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug.
NATHAN JOHN RALPH
Aged 26 from Sheidow Park. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Norwood, Morphett Vale and other places. Also charged with aiding and abetting the arson of building or motor vehicle in Adelaide.
DANNY RAPLEY
Aged 42 from Salisbury North. In custody after being charged with causing serious harm with intent to cause serious harm at Salisbury North.
STEVEN ROBERT RAYMOND
Aged 38 from Evanston Park. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Port Adelaide and knowing engaging in money laundering in Evanston.
ROBERT BRENDON RICH
Aged 33 from Tailem Bend. Charged with firearms offences and possessing a controlled drug for sale in Tailem Bend.
JOSHUA MARK RICHTER
Aged 29 from Craigmore. Charged with selling a controlled drug and money laundering.
ANDREW PAUL SANKEY
Aged 43 from Rhodes, New South Wales. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Yamba.
WILLIAM SCHEIFFARTH
Aged 34 from Boston. Charged with possessing a prescription drug and unlawful possession.
NICHOLAS HAROLD SOLLARS
Aged 42 from Strathalbyn. Charged with hindering or resisting police and stating false personal details.
WAYNE THOMAS SPINKS
Aged 36 from Uleybury. Charged with money laundering.
ANGUS JAMES SPURLING
Aged 22 from Lockleys. Charged with manufacturing a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Panorama and Morphett Vale.
JOHN STEVEN STEVENSON
Aged 25 from Nairne. Has pleaded guilty to trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Yamba.
BENJAMIN KARL STOKES
Aged 49 from Seaton. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Norwood, Morphett Vale and other places.
DYLAN STUART
Aged 23 from Mitchell Park. Charged with manufacturing a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Panorama and Morphett Vale.
STAMATI TOULANTAS
Aged 24 from Park Holme. Charged with trafficking in a controlled drug, possessing a prescription drug and possessing a prohibited weapon.
ROHAN PETER WAKEFIELD
Aged 33 from Piccadilly. Has pleaded not guilty to firearms charges including possessing guns, ammunition and silencers without a licence.
CARLY JADE WILLIAMS
Aged 27 from Marion. Charged with trafficking in a controlled drug.
MICHAEL CONSTANTINE YAMAS
Aged 43 from Glenelg. Charged with trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug at Glenelg North.
KOOL ZELIJKO
Aged 19 from Peterhead. Charged with two counts of possessing a firearm without a licence, possessing unlawful drugs and prescribed equipment.
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