FOUR Shoalhaven Police detectives have played roles in the arrest of two men following a drug operation in the Monaro Local Area Command on Thursday, which netted ecstasy, MDMA, cocaine and ice.
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In June this year, officers from Monaro Local Area Command started an investigation into the illegal supply of drugs in the alpine area.
Two men, a 24-year-old from Jindabyne and 25-year-old from Ainslie in the ACT, were arrested in a car park at Bullocks Flat about 2pm on Thursday, by officers from Monaro, assisted by the Tactical Operations Unit and Drug Detection Support Group.
Police will allege the men were responsible for the supply of prohibited drugs over a period of time including a large commercial quantity of MDMA (ecstasy), a commercial quantity of cocaine, and quantity of methamphetamine or ice.
Both men were taken to the Cooma Police Station and were refused bail and are due to appear in Queanbeyan Local Court on September 4.
Superintendent Rod Smith, Commander of Monaro Local Area Command, said police have focused on drug supply in the alpine area of the Snowy Mountains and undertaken a number of operations.
“We are pleased to say the drugs are off the street,” Supt Smith said.
“The State Crime Command has assisted us down here in Jindabyne on previous operations resulting in the arrest and charging of a 40-year-old man with supplying a commercial quantity of MDMA.
“We have also run various operations with NSW Police Drug Dogs, and ongoing good police work has resulted in over 70 people being detected with drugs.”
Similar operations in Wagga Wagga and the Shoalhaven areas in recent months have also proved successful, with Strike Force Croci in the Shoalhaven arresting and charging more than 35 people with various drug related offences.
