Drug lab closed down in morning raids

POLICE from the Croydon Divisional Tasking Unit conducted Operation Rivalries this morning, executing warrants in Ferntree Gully, Montrose, Bayswater, Balwyn and Altona to target drug trafficking.
A clandestine drug laboratory, amphetamine, precursor chemicals and property suspected of being stolen was located and seized.
A 52-year-old Balwyn man has been charged with drug offences and remanded to appear in court on Monday.
A 51-year-old Ferntree Gully man and a 52-year-old Montrose woman have been released pending summons.
A 29-year-old Altona woman was also arrested and charged with drug offences.
They are expected to be charged with drug manufacturing, trafficking and theft-related offences.