Police lay murder, drugs, and break and enter charges
A murder charge, drugs charges and break and enter charges have resulted from a busy week for police investigating separate incidents on the Peninsula.
A man was charged with murder after a body was found in a car parked at Umina Beach on Monday, October 16.
Emergency services were called to the surf club carpark on Trafalgar Ave at about 3:15am, where officers from Brisbane Water Police District found the body of a 40-year-old man suffering stab wounds.
A 30-year-old man was arrested about 7:30am the same day at Gosford Police Station.
He was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery for a hand injury.
The man was charged by detectives from Brisbane Water Police District with one count of murder on Wednesday, October 18.
Investigations into a series of "break and enters" using stolen cars resulted in charges against a 19-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, who were arrested at a property in Umina at 10.30am on Tuesday, October 17.
Police said that, "in recent weeks, officers from Brisbane Water Police District responded to several incidents where performance vehicles were allegedly stolen from suburbs including Pearl Beach, Kilcare and North Avoca".
"The 19-year-old man was charged with 24 offences including six counts of aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-people there, four counts of steal motor vehicle, and four counts of participate criminal group contribute criminal activity.
"The 14-year-old was charged with breach of bail, aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-people there, steal motor vehicle, drive conveyance taken without consent of owner, never licensed person drive vehicle on road, and participate criminal group contribute criminal activity."
Two women were arrested in Umina Heights on Friday, October 19, following co-ordinated raids which also took place at Double Bay, Lane Cove, Parramatta and Bankstown
State Crime Command's Organised Crime Squad detectives executed six search warrants at 6:30am across the locations.
The two Umina women, aged 26 and 27, were arrested and taken to Gosford Police Station.
The younger woman was charged with seven offences, including four counts of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime, two counts supplying a commercial quantity of prohibited drugs and failing to comply with a digital evidence access order direction.
The older woman was charged with supplying a prohibited drug.
During the various searches, officers said they seized approximately $50,000 in cash, a money counter, cryptocurrency wallets, electronics, a small amount of drugs, and documentation relevant to their investigation.
Police said the searches were part of an investigation into a NSW money-laundering syndicate, which converted large amounts of cash to cryptocurrency on behalf of organised crime groups involved in drug supply.
"To date, detectives have charged 12 people and seized approximately 300kg of prohibited drugs, $2.8 million in cash, and 15 firearms over the course of the operation."
SOURCE:
Media releases, 18-20 Oct 2023
NSW Police