September 22nd, 2023Arrest in Ballarat, alleged link to Castlemaine burglary

Detectives from Ballarat arrested a woman in the Ballarat suburb f Soldiers Hill last Wednesday September 13 and seized a commercial quantity of drugs as part of an ongoing investigation.

Criminal Investigation Unit detectives along with officers from the Division Response Unit executed a warrant at a Havelock Street property on Wednesday 13 September about 1pm.

A search uncovered a quantity of alleged 1, 4 Butanediol, believed to have been imported from China, an alleged stolen offroad trailer and annex and two reverse cycle air conditioning units still in boxes.

Enquiries have revealed the air conditioning units were allegedly stolen during a burglary in Castlemaine.

Police last week reported that the 32-year-old woman had been charged with several offences including:

• traffick commercial quantity of 1,4 Butanediol

• possess prohibited weapon

• handle stolen goods (x2)

The Soldiers Hill woman had been remanded in custody to appear before Ballarat Magistrates’ Court last Thursday 14 September.