The biggest cocaine gang in Sydney has been shut down following mass raids after the group allegedly sold a staggering $1.8billion of cocaine in just four months.
Police arrested six men who are allegedly part of an extensive organised crime network dubbed The Commission in sweeping raids early on Wednesday morning.
The men are allegedly the backbone of the drug cartel and allegedly controlled the price and distribution of cocaine in Sydney.
The police operation began in July when a 21-year-old man from Guilford, in Sydneys west, was found with a kilogram of cocaine and an additional 12kg in a nearby car.
He was charged with two counts of supply prohibited drug large commercial quantity, knowingly deal with proceeds of crime and participate criminal group contribute criminal activity.
The drugs involved had a street value of more than $20 million.
The arrest set investigators on the trail of a group allegedly involved in the large-scale supply of cocaine in the NSW capital.
NSW police, along with investigators from the Crime Commission and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, established Strikeforce Barograph to investigate the syndicates alleged large-scale supply of cocaine.
The syndicate allegedly supplied more than 1.2 tonnes of cocaine to NSW between February and July, this year - an estimated street value in excess of $1.8 billion.
Strike force detectives executed 20 search warrants at homes across Sydney at about 6am on Wednesday.
The biggest cocaine gang in Sydney has been shut down following mass raids after the group allegedly sold a staggering $1.8billion of cocaine in just four months
The men are allegedly the backbone of the drug cartel and allegedly controlled the price and distribution of cocaine in Sydney
Jibreel Bakir, 25, and his brother Laith Bakir, 26, along with Duy Nguyen, 34, Akrom Hamzy, 27, Houssam Khoder-Agha, 27, and Khalid Mohamed, 33, were arrested.
The six men were all charged with numerous offences related to their alleged roles in The Commission.
During the searches, police located and seized 20kg of cocaine - that was allegedly found in a bag that was thrown over a fence -, ten cars, $800,000 in cash, a Rolex watch, four firearms, two ballistic vests and multiple electronic devices.
The cars were taken to Bass Hill Police Station where officers allegedly located over 12kg of cocaine stored in hidden compartments in the vehicles known as hides.
The combined street value of the cocaine located is in excess of $55 million.
Police today have uprooted allegedly one of the most dangerous and destructive groups Sydney has seen to date, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said.
The combined street value of the cocaine located is in excess of $55 million.
During the searches, police located and seized 20kg of cocaine - that was allegedly found in a bag that was thrown over a fence -, ten cars, $800,000 in cash, a Rolex watch, four firearms, two ballistic vests and multiple electronic devices