Nine arrested in NSW and ACT in $100,000 ice bust

Nine people have been arrested and $100,000 worth of methylamphetamine seized in a two-day operation run by a police strike force close to the ACT border.

The bust, led by Strike Force Lupo, began with the arrest of a 33-year-old man, arrested in Queanbeyan, NSW, on Wednesday, allegedly carrying four ounces of the drug ice worth approximately $30,000.

The man was later charged with 13 offences including eight counts of supply prohibited drug, two counts of supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis and three counts of possess prohibited drug.

He was refused bail and is set to appear in Queanbeyan Local Court on November 8.

On the same day police executed a search warrant at a home on Wattle Street, Queanbeyan where they allegedly discovered methylamphetamine, drug packaging, cannabis leaves and seeds.

Two men at the home, aged 21 and 22, were arrested and charged with weapon possession. Both men were granted bail and will appear in court on October 10. A 32-year-old also present at the home is facing a drug possession charge.

The execution of search warrants at four Queanbeyan homes and two in Jerrabomberra on Wednesday and Thursday allegedly led to the discovery of a compound bow, phones, scales, drugs including cannabis and methylamphetamine, a replica firearm and an extendable baton.

Two women, aged 27 and 33, and four other men aged 22, 25, 36 and 49, have been arrested in connection with the searches.

Police allege more than 400g of ice worth about $100,000 and various weapons were seized during the two-day operation.

Monaro Local Area Command Crime Manager, Detective Chief Inspector Neil Grey said the operation had so far been a success and would continue.

"This operation is ongoing, there’s still people yet to be arrested, but yesterday's and today's effort is a significant dint the drug trade in the Queanbeyan and ACT areas," he said.

"We will continue to target the supply, distribution, cultivation and manufacture of prohibited drugs to keep them off the streets."

Strike Force Lupo was set up in May 2016 by authorities at the Monaro Local Area Command to investigate the supply of prohibited drugs in Queanbeyan and the ACT.