Illicit tobacco and $10,625 cash seized in Lang Lang raids

TWO people were charged after detectives seized a commercial quantity of illicit tobacco and more than $10,000 cash in Lang Lang on Friday.

Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit detectives executed simultaneous search warrants at commercial properties on Westernport Road and Cambridge Street as part of an investigation into the sale and storage of illicit tobacco in the town.

Police seized commercial quantities of loose tobacco, cigarettes and vapes, along with $10,625 cash allegedly carried by a 45-year-old man and stored inside a vehicle.

An illegal firework was also found at the Cambridge Street address.

A 45-year-old Tarneit man was charged with supplying a commercial quantity of illicit tobacco, dealing with property suspected to be proceeds of crime and driving while suspended.

He was bailed to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on April 30, 2027.

A 45-year-old Lang Lang woman was charged with supplying a commercial quantity of illicit tobacco and was bailed to appear at the same court on April 22, 2027.

A 49-year-old Lang Lang man was interviewed and is expected to be charged on summons with unlawful possession of an explosive over the firework.