Three charged following location of clan lab in Yarra Glen

Three people have been charged following the location of a clan lab in Yarra Glen.

Three people arrested Tuesday 5 October after a series of warrants were executed across Victoria have now been charged.

A 36-year-old Brighton East man, a 38-year-old Clyde man and a 35-year-old Brighton East woman have all been charged with traffick commercial quantity of drug of dependence.

All three have been remanded in custody and faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 6 September.

Full charges will be served after a full evaluation of crime scenes and forensic analysis.

Warrants were executed yesterday at residential, commercial and rural properties in Yarra Glen, Brighton East and Cheltenham.

Detectives from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad located a large clandestine laboratory at the Yarra Glen property with commercial quantities of unknown liquids, believed to be liquid methylamphetamine and precursor chemicals.

A quantity of methylamphetamine was also seized directly from two of the people arrested.

Police also seized cash, false identification, and a number of high-end stolen goods, including two allegedly stolen BMWs, drones, racing bikes and industrial equipment.

The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au