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| Australian police finding cannabis in van |
Over a ton of cannabis, suspected to be linked to an Albanian organized crime syndicate, has been seized in the western suburbs of Melbourne.
Reports from the media indicate that a man and a woman were arrested after officers conducted searches of five residences on Tuesday, Euronews reports.
A 47-year-old Albanian man identified as Dritan Ndreu, whom the police allege was the leader of the organization, was arrested along with a 44-year-old Colombian woman.
Images from an operation show police officers transporting large bags of cannabis in a truck.
The total value of the drugs is estimated at 5 million dollars, and the police also confiscated a sum of 200,000 dollars and 260 cultivated plants.