Denmark police charge two men after allegedly uncovering two drug manufacturing sites in separate searches

Two Denmark men are facing serious drugs charges after police allegedly uncovered drug manufacturing sites in separate searches in June. Officers from the drug and firearm squad in Perth travelled to Denmark to support local police after they allegedly found items related to the manufacture of drugs at properties in Ocean Beach and Shadforth. About 1.30am on June 22, police responded to an incident at the Ocean Beach property and allegedly found psilocybin “magic” mushrooms and cannabis along with drug paraphernalia. Police said they found evidence that indicated drugs were being manufactured at the property and tried to arrest the 33-year-old Ocean Beach man. However, he became aggressive and resisted arrest, trying to bite an officer, according to police. Officers from the drug and firearm squad travelled to Denmark and executed a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act. As a result of the raid, the 33-year-old man was charged with manufacturing a prohibited drug, dimethyltryptamine (DMT). He is also facing charges of assault public officer, obstruct police and possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia. He is due to face Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday. In a separate case, Denmark police executed a search warrant about 5.30pm on June 23 at a home on Mt Shadforth Road. During the search, they allegedly found a series of controlled weapons, cannabis, cash and quantities of the hallucinogenic drugs DMT and LSD. Police say an unlicensed rifle and ammunition was found at the property. Again, police allegedly found items consistent with the manufacturing of DMT and the property was searched by the drug and firearm squad. A 37-year-old Shadforth man has been charged with two counts of attempting to manufacture a prohibited drug (DMT and cannabis oil) and one count of possession of a prohibited drug (DMT) with intent to sell or supply. The man is also facing three counts of possession of a prohibited drug (DMT, LSD, cannabis), two counts of possession of a controlled weapon and one court of possession of an unlicensed firearm, among other charges. He is also due to face Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday. Denmark officer-in-charge Sergeant Matt Hartfield said the cases were “certainly on the large end of the scale” for Denmark. “We are trying to stop community harm through drugs and encourage anyone with information to contact Denmark police or Crimestoppers,” he said.