Three men and a woman have been charged with drug supply offenses after police raided the largest magic mushroom lab they have ever found in a Sydney apartment.
Shortly before 9am on Tuesday, New South Wales Police Strike Force detectives stopped a vehicle at Sydney Olympic Park, where they arrested two men, aged 45 and 30.
The men were taken to Auburn police station where the older man was charged with ten offenses relating to the supply of large commercial quantities of drugs.
The young man was charged with four offenses related to the supply of large commercial quantities of drugs.
At around 9.30am, police officers arrested a 28-year-old man in a cafe in West Ryde.
He was taken to Gladesville police station where he was charged with supplying a commercial quantity of drugs.
Shortly before 10 a.m. yesterday, detectives “executed a search warrant in Pyrmont, where they discovered a clandestine laboratory producing psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms.”
“The lab is the largest magic mushroom lab found by NSW Police in a residential apartment,” a NSW Police spokesperson said.
Shortly before 9am on Tuesday, NSW Police Strike Force detectives stopped a vehicle at Sydney Olympic Park, where they arrested two men, aged 45 and 30 (pictured) .
Shortly before 10am yesterday, detectives “executed a search warrant in Pyrmont, where they discovered a clandestine laboratory producing psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms” (pictured).
“At the scene police arrested a 45-year-old woman who was taken to Day Street police station where she was charged with five offenses relating to the supply of large commercial quantities of drugs.”
‘During the operation, search warrants were executed in Oatlands, Campsie, Epping, Rydalmere, West Ryde and Pyrmont, where police seized a large quantity of banned drugs, including 100 bags of magic mushrooms.
“Police will allege in court that the group was responsible for the large-scale supply of a range of drugs, including magic mushrooms, cocaine and methylamphetamine.”
All four individuals were refused bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on Wednesday.
“The lab is the largest magic mushroom lab found by NSW Police in a residential apartment,” a NSW Police spokesperson said.
Police confiscated a large amount of cash following the arrests (pictured)
They also seized a large amount of prohibited drugs (pictured)