BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Two individuals have been charged with 17 drug-related offences following an investigation into the supply of prohibited drugs in Lake Macquarie. The Hunter Region Enforcement Squad established Strike Force Journal in December 2022 to investigate the matter, leading to the execution of a search warrant on a property in Speers Point on 8 December 2022. During the search, police found 27 litres of ‘1,4-Butanediol’ worth an estimated $218,000,methamphetaminee, suboxone strips, cash, and an alleged stolen ebike. A 48-year-old Speers Point man and a 39-year-old Cardiff woman were arrested and taken to Toronto Police Station where they were charged...