Man is arrested wearing bird pyjama bottoms after $700,000 worth of magic mushrooms was seized in Sydney’s west
- Investigators swooped in on a home in Greystanes earlier this month
- They found a laboratory and 46kgs of psilocybin, with a street value of $700,000
- On Wednesday investigators arrested a man from Kellyville in relation to the bust
A man donning a set of bird pyjama bottoms has been arrested after police seized $700,000 worth of magic mushrooms.
Strike Force Bagster investigators swooped in on a home in Greystanes, in Sydney’s west, earlier this month.
Officers discovered a hidden laboratory and 46kgs of psilocybin – commonly known as magic mushrooms.
The 26-year-old, wearing magpie flannelette pyjama pants, was handcuffed on the street before being loaded into a paddy wagon
The hallucinogenic drugs have an estimated street value of nearly $700,000.
A 26-year-old man was charged and remains before the courts.
On Wednesday, investigators arrested a second man, from Kellyville, in relation to the drug bust.
The 26-year-old, wearing magpie flannelette pyjama shorts, was handcuffed on the street before being loaded into a paddy wagon.
He was taken to Castle Hill Police Station and charged with a slew of offences including manufacture prohibited drugs and possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit.
The first man, from Cherrybrook in Sydney’s north, was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Thursday.
He was taken to Castle Hill Police Station and charged with a slew of offences including manufacture prohibited drugs and possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit