Police raided a Springvale factory in a joint operation targeting drug activity.
North West Metro Region Crime Squad officers backed by the Australian Crime Intelligence Commission’s National Taskforce Eligo seized firearms, drugs and cash on Sunday 30 October.
They intercepted a vehicle on the Hume Highway in Wallan about 5am and arrested two men.
During a subsequent vehicle search, police found a substance believed to be the drug ice, a firearm, silencer and cash.
They then executed warrants about 10am at a factory in Springvale and residential properties in Deer Park, Sunshine and Glen Waverley.
At the Springvale address, police allegedly found 13 firearms and what they believe are pre-cursor chemicals used in manufacturing drugs.
They found four further firearms and a significant quantity of cash at the Deer Park property.
Police charged a 45-year-old Deer Park man and a 32-year-old Glen Waverley man with drug and firearms offences, as well as knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime.
They faced an out-of-sessions court hearing on Sunday afternoon and were remanded in custody to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Two women aged 22 and 34, both Korean nationals, assisted police with their inquiries.
The arrests and seizures were part of an ongoing joint operation between Victoria Police and Taskforce Eligo.
