Four people charged over alleged
steroid supply - Gang Squad
Friday, 15 Jul 2011 05:34am
Gangs Squad including Strike Force Raptor have
charged five people over the alleged supply of
prohibited and restricted substances by Outlaw
Motorcycle Gang members and associates.
Between 12.50pm and 7.30pm yesterday (Wednesday 14
July, 2011), officers executed search warrants at
five locations including a business premises at
Castle Hill, a residential unit at Castle Hill, a
pharmacy at Kogarah, a residential unit at Waterloo
and a house in Blacktown.
Strike Force Observer was established in December
2010 to investigate the alleged supply of prohibited
drugs and prescribed restricted substances in the
Castle Hill area by OMCG members and associates.
The operation follows a number of controlled
operations previously conducted by Strike Force
Observer detectives.
A total of four people were arrested yesterday
including a 66-year-old man as well as a 54-year-old
woman and a 25-year-old man at a business premises
at Castle Hill and a 28-year-old male member of the
Hells Angels OMCG at a home in Blacktown.
During the warrant at the Castle Hill business
premises, police located and seized over $29,000
cash and a quantity of steroids inside. Police also
located and seized 2000 individual items of various
steroids and restricted substances in a storage shed
at Castle Hill.
During the warrant at the Blacktown home, police
located and seized stolen Defence Force property,
along with a butterfly knife and steroids.
The following charges have been laid by police:
· 66-year-old man charged at Castle Hill Police
Station with supplying a restricted substance,
knowingly deal with the proceeds of crime and supply
unregistered/unlisted therapeutic goods by retail.
He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local
Court on today.
· 54-year-old woman charged at Castle Hill Police
Station with supplying unregistered/unlisted goods,
knowingly deal with proceeds of crime and supplying
restricted substance. She was refused bail to appear
at Parramatta Local Court today.
· 25-year-old man charged at Castle Hill Police
Station with possess anabolic steroid and was given
conditional bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court
on 4 August.
· 28-year-old Hells Angels member charged at St
Marys Police Station with possess prohibited weapon,
goods in custody and possess anabolic steroids. He
was granted conditional bail to appear at Blacktown
Local Court on 11 August 2011.
Anyone able to assist the Gang Squad with
information in relation to Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 biteme.