Nearly $1million of cocaine is found in a storage facility outside Canberra
- $1million of cocaine has been seized from a storage facility in Queanbeyan, NSW
- Officers found and seized more than two kilograms of cocaine and cutting agent
- A 22-year-old man from Kambah, ACT, was arrested and later released
NSW Police have seized nearly $1million of cocaine from a storage facility in Queanbeyan and believe there are people with crucial information about the stash.
As part of joint investigations into large-scale drug supply in the Queanbeyan and Canberra region, the Southern Region Enforcement Squad and ACT Policing searched the storage complex in April.
Officers found and seized more than two kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of $900,000, along with a large amount of a drug cutting agent, later identified as caffeine and inositol, and drug paraphernalia.
NSW Police have seized nearly $1million of cocaine from a storage facility in Queanbeyan and believe there are people with crucial information about the stash
A 22-year-old man from Kambah, ACT, was arrested and released pending further inquiries.
Strike Force Rogal was established to investigate the seizure, including the involvement of a Canberra-based concreting company.
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Southern Region Enforcement Squad Commander, Detective Chief Inspector Joe Thone, said on Wednesday police believed there were people in the community who were withholding crucial information.
'We have spoken to a number of people during our investigations so far and our officers are currently following several lines of inquiry, including forensic evidence and the involvement of local contractors in the supply of drugs between the ACT and NSW,' he said.
