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Drugs and weapons seized as part of Operation Vitreus

Source: ACT Police

Last update: Tuesday, 9 September 2025 2:33pm

Original publication: Tuesday, 9 September 2025 2:32pm

ACT Policing has charged two men and seized drugs and weapons following a series of search warrants across the ACT last week.

Last week (1 – 5 September 2025), ACT Policing executed four search warrants, utilising teams from Criminal Investigations, Proactive Policing and Diversion Team, National Canine, Forensics, Surveillance, Specialist Operations, and Intelligence.

As a result of these activities, drugs seized included:

  • About 1kg of cocaine, with an estimated value of approximately $180,000-$220,000.
  • About 600mL of Benzylpiperazine.
  • About 500g of MDMA, with an estimated value of approximately $15,000.

Police also seized prohibited weapons, steroids and other drug paraphernalia.

Two arrests were made, with a 43-year-old man arrested at an address in Casey last Tuesday (2 September 2025) for drug trafficking and weapons offences.

On Thursday (4 September 2025), a 26-year-old man was arrested at an address in the City, charged with drug trafficking and prohibited weapons offences.

The two men will face court at a later date.

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Traffic Operation – Darwin

Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

Territory Road Policing conducted extensive traffic patrols across Darwin and surrounding suburbs over the weekend.

Darwin Traffic Operations intercepted a total of 17 drivers, issuing eight infringements for various offences including speeding and unregistered motor vehicles. A further six cautions were issued.

Two random breath testing (RBT) stations were set up in Darwin and Palmerston, where 165 drivers were tested. Four returned medium-range readings, while one driver returned a low-range reading.

During one of the RBTs, a taxi driver who was on duty and carrying a passenger returned a medium range breath test.

On Sunday morning, police detected a driver travelling at 140km in a 100km zone along Tiger Brennan Drive. The man was arrested after returning a positive roadside breath test and later returned a high range result of 0.235% at the Palmerston Watch House, almost five times the legal limit. The vehicle was also unregistered.

Sergeant Cameron Bellis said, “While most motorists displayed responsible driver behaviour, a disappointing few, continued to make decisions that put their own life and the lives of others sharing the roads at risk.

“As a result of these offences, multiple people are now facing court and are likely to receive significant licence disqualifications.

Acting Senior Sergeant Aaron Evans said, “Territory Road Policing officers will continue to target the Fatal Five, and if you choose to drink and drive, you will face the consequences.”

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Ingredients requiring the POTAS1 label warning

Source: Australian Ministers for Education

The TGA has identified a discrepancy between the wording of the ‘POTAS1’ warning statement available in the Code Tables compared to the requirements for potassium chloride and glucosamine sulfate potassium chloride in the Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Ingredients) Determination (the Determination).