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Two men face court after $6.5 million seized by AFP from Girrawheen property
Australian Federal Police have seized around $6.5 million in cash and charged two men with dealing in the proceeds of crime after a raid on a house in the northern Perth suburb of Girrawheen.
Key points:
- Police say the cash was stored in vacuum sealed bags
- It was then allegedly “hidden” in cardboard boxes
- The two accused men have been released on $150,000 bail
The men aged 29 and 30 were arrested yesterday at the property where police allege a room was set aside to use exclusively for the counting of the cash, which was predominantly in $100 and $50 bills.
Police said the cash had been put in vacuum-sealed bags that were stored inside thermal shopping bags, which were then put in bubble wrap.
The bags were then allegedly “hidden” in cardboard…
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