Children aged one and five found living in 'Sydney MDMA lab' - as a man, 37, is charged with manufacturing illegal drugs

  • Man charged with manufacturing illegal drugs at Sydney southwest home
  • Two children, aged one and five, were living at the Picnic Point property
  • They were both removed after police executed a search warrant on Wednesday
  •  The illegal lab was allegedly manufacturing the durg MDMA, or ecstasy

By Australian Associated Press and Lucy Mae Beers For Daily Mail Australia

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A 37-year-old man faces serious drugs charges after police allegedly found a pill press and drug lab set up in a home where two children lived.

The children, aged one and five, were living at the Picnic Point home in Sydney's southwest where a clandestine drug lab and pill press were discovered by police.

The man, who's due to appear at Bankstown Local Court on Wednesday, was charged with manufacturing a large commercial quantity of prohibited drugs.

A 37-year-old man faces serious drugs charges after police allegedly found a pill press and drug lab set up in a home where two children lived (stock image)
A 37-year-old man faces serious drugs charges after police allegedly found a pill press and drug lab set up in a home where two children lived (stock image)

A 37-year-old man faces serious drugs charges after police allegedly found a pill press and drug lab set up in a home where two children lived (stock image)

Officers executed the search warrant on Wednesday at the Burns Road (pictured) address
Officers executed the search warrant on Wednesday at the Burns Road (pictured) address

Officers executed the search warrant on Wednesday at the Burns Road (pictured) address

He was also charged with possessing a tablet press and drug manufacturing equipment.

Officers executed the search warrant on Wednesday at the Burns Road address.

They spoke to the 37-year-old resident before searching the home where the young children were living.

The illegal drug lab was allegedly manufacturing methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), or ecstasy, The Daily Telegraph reported.

Police contacted the Department of Family and Community Services.

The man, who's due to appear at Bankstown Local Court (pictured) on Wednesday, was charged with manufacturing a large commercial quantity of prohibited drugs
The man, who's due to appear at Bankstown Local Court (pictured) on Wednesday, was charged with manufacturing a large commercial quantity of prohibited drugs

The man, who's due to appear at Bankstown Local Court (pictured) on Wednesday, was charged with manufacturing a large commercial quantity of prohibited drugs

Police spoke to the 37-year-old resident before searching the home where the young children were living (stock image)
Police spoke to the 37-year-old resident before searching the home where the young children were living (stock image)

Police spoke to the 37-year-old resident before searching the home where the young children were living (stock image)

 

 

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