Police have sent a warning to drug dealers in Young making two arrests in relation to drug supply matters in consecutive days.
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A 28-year-old woman was arrested and taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon and charged with a string of drug supply offences, before a 22-year-old woman was arrested and charged on Thursday.
Young Police Acting Inspector Michael Madgwick said the alleged offenders were targeted by an operation led by detectives in Young code-named Strike Force MIDIN.
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“Our detectives are constantly working behind the scenes to take down any drug dealers in the area. They use all methods they can through technology, and investigation skills,” he said.
Strike Force MIDIN was established by Young detectives in September last year to target the supply of prohibited drugs, namely methylamphetamine, in the Young area.
As a result, police executed a search warrant on Lansdowne Street about 10.50am on Wednesday, January 2.
Police seized methylamphetamine, MDMA powder, MDMA tablets, cannabis, stolen property and cash.
The alleged offender was charged with 22 counts of supply prohibited drugs, supply indictable quantity of prohibited drugs, possession of equipment for administering drugs, allow use of the premises as a drug premises, deal in proceeds of crime and goods in custody unlawfully obtained.
The 28-year-old female was bail refused and was set to appear by audio visual link at Parramatta Local Court on January 3.
Police attended an address on Milvale Road on Thursday and a 22-year-old female was later charged with supplying drugs and breaching bail.
She was also refused bail to appear via audio visual link at Parramatta Local Court on Friday, January 4.
