Illegal casinos linked to alleged drug syndicate busted
Police have shut down two illegal casinos operating from suburban homes and arrested 29 people. The arrests followed months of raids across Melbourne's east and north. Officers seized five kilograms of ketamine, seven kilograms of methamphetamine, $600,000 in cash, weapons and illicit tobacco. Police allege the methamphetamine was being trafficked between Victoria and Western Australia. Investigators from Victoria Police, Taskforce VIPER and the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission led the probe, which began in July with arrests at a Bundoora home.