| Four-hour siege ends in arrests
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Siege ends in $15m drug haul
Police carry out several raids on a sophisticated interstate drug ring, ending in a four-hour siege in Melbourne's inner west.
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A siege in Melbourne's north-west has come to an end after police arrested two men who were barricaded in a unit for four-and-a-half hours.
The pair, both aged in their 20s, were arrested after lengthy negotiations and as police raided five properties across Melbourne in connection with a drugs investigation.
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Police arrest a man at the Lake House apartments in Cumberland Drive Photo: Wayne Taylor
The siege began just after 6am when police attempted to arrest two men in Cumberland Drive in Maribyrnong.
The men refused to come out, prompting police to surround the unit. They were arrested about 10.30am.
Police said this morning that the raids had netted about 15 kilograms of methamphetamines worth between $10 million and $15 million during the raids.
Tactical officers outside the apartment complext in Maribyrnong. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Police said loaded hand guns and about $60,000 in cash was found at the Maribyrnong unit.
Another two men were arrested in connection with the drugs raids at Reservoir, Brunswick, Maribyrnong, Glenferrie and St Leonards, where police said the bulk of the drugs were found.
Detective Superintendent Doug Fryer said the raids uncovered one of the most sophisticated drug labs officers had seen in a decade.
Tactical police on the roof of an apartment building in Maribyrnong. Photo: age.com.au reader Mark McDonald
He said the discovery of the clandestine lab in St Leonards ‘‘should put a dent in the market''.
‘‘Our clandestine laboratory squad say this is one of the most sophisticated labs they have seen in the last decade."
He said police were forced to clear the air before entering the St Leonards site, for fear of explosion.
The Lake House apartment complex, where police were held at bay for four hours. Photo: Wayne Taylor
‘‘The lab was that volatile that our investigators and chemists had to withdraw from the premises because it was too dangerous.''
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GRP - hated group (propaganda_theme1)
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SOC - survival of society (propaganda_theme3)
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