Huge Lego collection and boxes of gemstones seized by Victoria police in alleged meth lab raid
A mountain of Lego found in a suburban drug raid is so large police are going to need a truck to seize it.
The 1,130 boxes worth more than $200,000 were discovered on Tuesday alongside a meth lab and boxes of gemstones at a Botanic Ridge house on Melbourne’s suburban fringe.
Police said there were so many of the plastic building blocks that a truck will be needed to transport them.
A Lego collection valued at more than $200,000 was found at the house Photograph: Victoria police
A 36-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were arrested and the man was charged with trafficking, proceeds of crime and firearms offences.
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He appeared at Melbourne magistrates court on Wednesday and was remanded to reappear in February.
The woman was released without charge.
“It’s not unusual for police to seize a range of different items from a property as part of an investigation like this, however this is more often drugs or cash,” Det Insp Anthony Vella said.
“This is the first time our detectives have seized a Lego collection – let alone one so large that it requires specific transportation to remove it.”
Police will allege the Lego and gemstones are proceeds of crime.