SIXTEEN people have been arrested during a two-day police operation in Campaspe.
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Central Victoria Response Unit detectives searched 16 properties in Echuca, Kyabram, Stanhope and Rochester.
Drugs, including a commercial quantity of cannabis and methyl amphetamine, were seized.
Detectives also recovered vehicles, a taser, ammunition, stolen tools, and a registration plate.
A 34-year-old woman from Echuca was charged with trafficking methyl amphetamine, trafficking cannabis, handling stolen goods and illegally possessing ammunition and remanded in custody.
Also remanded was a 28-year-old man from Stanhope, who was charged with a number of offences including evading police, driving whilst disqualified, using false registration plates, handling stolen goods, criminal damage, possessing ammunition, trafficking methyl amphetamine and dealing in the proceeds of crime.
A 34-year-old man from Echuca was charged and bailed for cultivating cannabis plants at his residence. He will face court at a later date.
Another 34-year-old man was interviewed about a stolen trailer.
One person was charged and bailed with possessing small amounts of amphetamine.
Three people were charged and bailed for possessing a small quantity of cannabis, and three persons were offered a drug diversion for possession amphetamine.
One person received an official cannabis caution.
The warrants were part of Operation Days of Action and involved police from the Campaspe area including Crime Investigation Unit members and the dog squad.
Police searched addresses in Simmie Street, Wharparilla Drive and Service Street in Echuca; Edis Street, Park Street, Hovell Street, Dettman Crt, Rogers Street, Albion Street and Hibiscus Court in Kyabram; Brand Street in Stanhope; and George Street in Rochester.
“Hopefully, by focusing on disrupting the illicit drug trade in the area, this will have a flow on effect on local crime especially burglary and property theft, which are often drug-related crime,” Campaspe Local Area Commander Inspector Geoff Owen said.
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