Inner West Brotherhood: Founding member of notorious gang busted for $6 million meth import into Sydney

Matt Shrivell
The Nightly
A man has been arrested by police for importing a large quantity of meth.
A man has been arrested by police for importing a large quantity of meth. Credit: NSW police.

One of Sydney’s most notorious gangs has taken a hit after police arrested an alleged drug ‘kingin’ accused of importing millions in methamphetamine.

Raptor squad officers charged the alleged founding member of Sydney’s ‘Inner West Brotherhood’ gang for allegedly importing over $6 million worth of meth into NSW.

In June 2024, officers attached to state crime command’s raptor squad under strike force allister – with assistance from Australian border force border intelligence – launched an investigation into the importation and supply of methylamphetamine to Sydney by organised crime networks.

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During the investigation, strike force officers located evidence to support that 21kg of methylamphetamine had been imported into NSW by a member of a Sydney gang.

A man has been arrested by police for importing a large quantity of meth.
A man has been arrested by police for importing a large quantity of meth. Credit: NSW police.

Following further extensive investigations, strike force officers arrested a 33-year-old man in a car in Condell Park at about 5am on Thursday.

He was taken to Bankstown police station where he was charged with importing commercial quantity of border-controlled drugs.

The man was refused bail to appear before Bankstown Local Court.

Police will allege the man was a founding member of the ‘Inner West Brotherhood’ gang and facilitated the import of the prohibited drugs from a Central American country.

Investigations under Strike Force Allister continue. Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.

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