Police officers from Strike Force Barree have arrested and charged a man and a woman following an on-going investigation into the manufacture and supply of prohibited drugs at Bingie, near Moruya, on the Far South Coast.
In April 2009, officers from Strike Force Barree and Strike Force Kook conducted a search warrant at a property on Kelly Road at Bingie.
During the search of the property, which is linked to the Rebels OMCG, police located a clandestine laboratory.
It is also alleged officers located more than 100 litres of chemicals and equipment used in the extraction of pseudoephedrine from cold and flu medication as well as more than six kilograms of pseudoephedrine based tablets.
Two men and a woman were arrested at the scene and were taken to Batemans Bay Police Station for questioning before being released pending further inquiries.
On Friday, June 26, at 10.50am, police arrested a 46-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman at a business on the Princes Highway, Batemans Bay.
The man, who police will allege is a senior member of the Rebels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang and the woman, were both charged with manufacture a prohibited drug greater than large commercial quantity, possess precursor intend to use in manufacture/production and supply prohibited drug greater than indictable quantity.
Both appeared at Batemans Bay Local Court on Saturday and were expected to reappear yesterday.
A 30-year-old Canberra man is expected to be served with a court attendance notice for the offence of being found in/on drug premises and will appear at Batemans Bay Local Court on 10 August 2009.
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