Overview
- Azaria Byrne and Brooke Mitchell were charged with supplying large commercial quantities of prohibited drugs, participating in a criminal group and dealing with proceeds of crime, then remanded for eight weeks after Burwood Local Court refused bail.
- Detectives say a concealed room at a Leichhardt studio held about 25kg of ketamine, more than 17kg of cannabis, 2.5kg of cocaine, 3.5kg of MDMA, 5.6kg of diazepam, roughly 18,000 LSD tablets, other drugs and $200,000 in cash.
- Police allege Byrne’s Earlwood home contained multiple controlled substances, illegal firearms parts and a flick knife, with charges including 10 counts of large commercial drug supply that carry a maximum life sentence if proven.
- Potts Point arrest Oliver Dibley was accused of directing the syndicate from the United States and was charged with knowingly directing a criminal group and multiple large commercial supply offences before being refused bail to reappear on May 14.
- Raids across Earlwood, Marrickville, Dulwich Hill, Balmain, Potts Point and other sites recovered further drugs and cash, with an alleged Marrickville lab seized for MDMA, ketamine and manufacturing equipment as Strike Force Dulce continues inquiries begun in August.