people: Operation Ronin' saw more than 50 search warrants executed which led to a string of charges laid against 27 people — including trafficking controlled drugs, unauthorised possession of firearms and receiving stolen property, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Sergeant Mark Steel from ACT Policing Crime Targeting Team said a further 15 people were still being investigated. "ACT Policing commenced Operation Ronin to target the link between property offending and the trafficking of illicit drugs ... that predominantly methylamphetamine, commonly known as ice," he said. "Property was seized including five kilograms of illicit drugs, $200,000 in Australian currency, over 20 firearms, half-a-million dollars in stolen property. "Investigations are ongoing, I would expect in the coming months that more people will be put before court." Detective Acting Superintendent Marcus Boorman said there was a well-established link between property crime and drug offences. "The drug trafficking environment does rely on the exchange of stolen property," he said. "Operation Ronin did target a number of what we would call criminal syndicates, so they were organised, however I can't go into specifics as the matters are currently before the courts. "It because of the information supplied to police by the community that we've achieved these significant results." Topics:crime, law-crime-and-justice, canberra-2600, act, australia More stories from Australian Capital Territory noindex Photo: ACT Policing Marcus Boorman says criminal syndicates were targeted in the operation.
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