Strike Force Raptor North seize $12,000 cash and pistols; man charged – Belmont South. A man will appear in court today after Strike Force Raptor North investigators seized more than $12,000 cash and two firearms near Newcastle. As part of ongoing targeting and disruption of the illicit activities of criminal networks, police from the Criminal Groups Squad’s Strike Force Raptor North executed a search warrant at a home in Belmont South just after 2am today (Thursday 5 March 2020). During the search, officers seized two pistols, ammunition, electronic equipment and prohibited drugs believed to methylamphetamine. Police also located $12,380 cash allegedly hidden inside a...