Two Greenvale residents arrested

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Two Greenvale residents have been charged as part of an ongoing investigation into a large-scale Middle Eastern Organised Crime syndicate.

Police executed a search warrant on a Greenvale property on Thursday morning.

As a result of the warrant, a 31-year-old Greenvale woman was charged with obtaining financial advantage by deception, knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime and creating false documents.

She was bailed to appear at a later date.

Police will allege the woman had fraudulently purchased a residential property using false information and utilising the proceeds of crime.

An additional warrant was executed on Friday morning at a second residential address in Greenvale.

A 31-year-old Greenvale man, who is currently remanded for firearm offences, has been further charged with prohibited person possessing a firearm, possessing a firearm when a Firearm Prohibition Order applies, disposing of a cat e handgun and committing an offence whilst on bail.

He will appear in court this week.

The investigation commenced in October 2020 with a focus on the syndicate’s access to firearms, large-scale drug importation and unexplained wealth.

Echo Taskforce detectives have made in excess of 30 arrests relating to the investigation into this syndicate’s activities to date.