$13M LSB bust (new information)

This is new information pertaining to the bust in Melbourne posted yesterday by someone else. This is not duplicate information.

A Maidstone man has been charged with multiple counts of drug importation after $13 million worth of LSD was seized.

The 39-year-old man was arrested after officers from the Altona North Divisional Response Unit and Taskforce Icarus raided addresses in Maidstone and Tottenham on Wednesday

The joint taskforce known as Icarus includes investigators from Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and Customs.

It was established to target people using international mail for criminal activity within Victoria.

The man was investigated under Operation Spores, which started after Border Force officers detected a number of incidents of commercial quantities of LSD being imported.

He appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with multiple counts of drug importation.

He was bailed on a $250,000 bond to appear in the same court on July 7.

Strict bail conditions include reporting to police and a curfew.

Superintendent Stuart Bateson said Victoria Police had worked closely with other agencies to interrupt the supply of dangerous drugs to the community.

"On this occasion we seized a commercial quantity of LSD, valued at approximately $13 million," he said.

"We will continue to target anyone responsible for importing and distributing illegal drugs and encourage anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or go online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au."

The maximum penalty importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug is life imprisonment.

http://m.theage.com.au/victoria/maidstone-man-arrested-after-13m-lsd-seized-20160402-gnws7d.html#ixzz44eJgv85F


Comments


[62 Points] None:

Life in prison??? You've lost your fucking mind! He did not killed anyone! Save that shit for the corrupt pedophile ministers and priests you so dearly look the other way! We are not in the 60's anymore, your so hated hippies are not a threat anymore!


[44 Points] Thriz_whistle:

Operation Spores

Sounds like they got their hallucinogens mixed up.


[16 Points] SlappySpanBank:

What's $13 million dollars of LSD in Australia? Like 10 sheets? Jk life in prison doesn't sound too crazy. LSD is the worst drug to get caught with.

Some guy in the US got caught with 1 sheet and got life in prison.


[12 Points] Melbourneman21:

Pretty obvious this is a DN bust. Plus all the Australian hubs seem to be out of product


[7 Points] Theneedtoshare:

only person that big i can think of on top of my head would be JOR's AUS depots.


[5 Points] FuckTheJakes:

What the fuck is LSB?


[6 Points] None:

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[4 Points] None:

$13 million aus dollars worth of acid. How much is that 10 tabs :P


[3 Points] OzFreelancer:

You can stop freaking out about the whole "life in prison" thing. The papers always say that because the technical/theoretical maximum penalty for the particular offence is life. But maximums are reserved for the most heinous and extreme end of the crime and also when you don't plead guilty, force a trial, etc. Frankly they are never, ever handed out.

Further, Australia doesn't have any minimum penalties. His penalty will be closer to the "nothing" end than the "life" end (not that I think he'll get nothing).


[2 Points] GenericName121:

Damn all just because of some LSB??? I ain't never heard of anyone getting caught with some substances named LSB. Yall crazy.


[2 Points] Anti-Hero_AU:

New information?

quotes a 2+ week old newspaper article


[2 Points] -peacelovehappiness:

This isn't new information. You literally just copy and pasted the article that's been available for a week now.


[1 Points] None:

Sooo...again...how much LSD was found?


[1 Points] OneHitter_NotAQuiter:

About 1,300,00 hits of LSD im assuming... Crazy to think that's only 1.3 grams of crystal LSD.


[1 Points] Magicpurpleponyrider:

C'mon it's just some acid maaaaan


[1 Points] DQ5E:

wow


[1 Points] DQ5E:

This Lysergic Acid swings both ways!


[1 Points] Bartimeo:

They should give him a fucking prize, i'd kill for some real lsd and not that shitty nbome i can get here.