A 42-year-old man is alleged to be the principal offender and leader in a major Northern Territory drug ring which over an 18 month investigation has been dismantled by the Drug Enforcement Section.

As the final phase of operation Uadjet, which commenced in January 2008 and has so far seen eight alleged co-offenders face serious drug charges in the Northern Territory, and netted significant drug seizures including;

117 pound of Cannabis
11,000 ecstasy pills
1kg of high grade Methylamphetamine
3 Firearms
3 vehicles
$66,000 cash

The 42-year-old male was interviewed yesterday in relation to drugs seized in August 2008 and has since been charged with:

Supply commercial quantity of MDMA
Supply commercial quantity of Methylamphetamine
Supply commercial quantity of cannabis
Possess tainted property.

Police will allege the man from Darwin's industrial area co-ordinated a systematic and highly organised drug distribution network that supplied over;

1200 pounds of Cannabis
240,000 ecstasy pills
10kg of Methylamphetamine and;

Collected over 2.4 million dollars for the network.

He has been remanded in custody to appear in the Darwin Magistrate's Court in November 2009.

The man is the ninth person charged in relation to this incident.

Detective Superintendent Peter Bravos of the Drug and Organised Crime Division said "The conclusion of this investigation should send a clear message to those that profit from the distribution of drugs that the Drug Enforcement Section will investigate and target these networks at the highest level" he said.


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