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Mohammed Charif Oueida caught up in huge drug bust as WA police seize 33kg of methamphetamine at border
WA Police have seized 33 kilograms of methamphetamine and 50,000 pills allegedly found hidden under a bed in a motorhome after it entered the state.
Key points:
- Mohammed Charif Oueida is one of three people charged over the bust
- Police allege Mr Oueida is the principal person behind the operation
- He has been remanded in custody and will reappear in court on May 12
Police said the rented motorhome was monitored by officers as it entered WA on Thursday, April 15 after crossing the border at Eucla from Melbourne.
Officers from the Drug and Firearm Squad stopped the vehicle near Kellerberrin, in WA’s Wheatbelt, at about 7:30pm on Friday.
Police arrested a 35-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman, both from Victoria, who were inside the…
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