Overview

• Police say the coordinated June–July operations netted roughly 40 kilograms of methamphetamine, more than $800,000 in cash, three firearms including a submachine gun, and a Ferrari worth about $500,000.
• Nine people were arrested, with six men and one woman charged so far, and court appearances listed for the Perth Magistrates Court over the coming week.
• Authorities cited tools such as drones, phone tracking and automatic number-plate recognition, alongside hundreds of annual search warrants, to locate supply and distribution activity.
• Investigators detailed targeted stops linked to hotels and public locations, including alleged finds of 10kg and 9kg of meth, 1.5kg of cocaine and more than $330,000 in cash, plus weapons.
• Police and the minister issued a public warning that criminal assets will be stripped, with the drugs haul valued at about $18.5 million and further investigative work continuing.