Almost 1,000 people arrested and $500m in drugs seized in police raids across Australia

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Week-long operation targeting criminal drug syndicates nets 814kg of methamphetamine and 182kg of MDMA

More than 400 raids were carried out across the country involving police from all jurisdictions as part of the week-long Operation Vitreus, which targeted criminal drug syndicates.

Police stormed properties, homes and businesses – even uncovering drugs buried in bushland in Western Australia – as part of the joint national operation, seizing drugs with a street value estimated at $475m.

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