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MURDER INVESTIGATION EXPOSES ALLEGED HUNTER DRUG DEALER

An investigation into a 2018 murder at Cessnock has led to the arrest of an alleged Hunter drug dealer.

Officers from Hunter Valley Police District established Strike Force Lirki to investigate the death of a 36-year-old man at Cessnock on 25 September 2018.

A 34-year-old man was charged over the death and remains before the courts.

During the course of the investigation, detectives received information about the ongoing supply of methylamphetamine and cannabis in the Hunter region.

Following extensive inquiries, strike force detectives arrested a 33-year-old woman at Silverwater jail on 2 July 2020.

She was charged with three counts of supplying prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis, and one count of supplying an indictable quantity of a prohibited drug.

The woman was remanded in custody to appear at Newcastle Local Court today.

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