More charges following investigation into East Melbourne aggravated burglary

North West Metro Regional Crime Squad detectives have charged two men following an investigation into an alleged aggravated burglary in East Melbourne on 4 September.

On Monday detectives executed a search warrant at a storage facility on Pascoe Vale Road, Essendon. During the warrant investigators located and seized various ammunition and a significant quantity of drugs, including:

• Approximately 1.5kg of Methyl-amphetamine

• Approximately 100g of Cocaine

• Approximately nine litres of 1,4-Butanediol

Today detectives executed a further search warrant at an address on Chetwynd Street in North Melbourne, seizing a further quantity of drugs of dependence.

At that location detectives arrested a 50-year-old man in relation to the drugs seized on Monday.

He has been charged with possess Methyl-amphetamine and was bailed to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 29 May 2026.

A 48-year-old Pascoe Vale man who was previously arrested has been charged with:

• Traffick large commercial quantity Methylamphetamine

• Traffick commercial quantity 1,4-Butanediol

• Traffick cocaine

He has been remanded in custody to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 10 December 2025.

Earlier this month and last month a number of other people were charged in relation to the aggravated burglary and a spate of other alleged incidents since July in suburbs including: Armadale, South Yarra, Maribyrnong, South Morang, Campbellfield, Lynbrook, East Melbourne, and Sunbury.

Senior Constable Darcie Sword

Media Unit

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