Specialist police officers have shut down an alleged drug trafficking operation in northern Tasmania following a raid that also netted a significant amount of stolen property and cash.
A young woman from Penguin and a Burnie man were arrested on Thursday during the “targeted” search operation in the Exeter area.
Authorities have accused the pair of carrying out multiple thefts across the state’s north and north-west in recent weeks.
The 23-year-old woman is facing charges of trafficking in a controlled substance, selling a controlled drug and possessing a controlled drug.
She has also been charged with dealing with proceeds of crime, using controlled drugs, burglaries, stealing and failing to appear in court.
The 36-year-old man is facing charges of trafficking in controlled substances, possessing a controlled drug, burglaries, stealing, aggravated evade, unlicensed driving and attaching false registration plates.
Both have been remanded in custody to reappear in court in November.
A police spokesperson said the successful operation is one of many targeting individuals “who cause harm to our community through illicit drug distribution”.
