 Good morning, Mike Condon's my name on the Assistant Commissioner of State Crime Operations Command. With me to my left is Acting National Manager of Target Development Intervention, Kerry Stemp from the ACC and Acting Detective Superintendent Gary Watts from the Organised Crime Group within the State Crime Operations Command. With that I'll end your appetite. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming this morning. The initial media interview today will relate to Operation Hotel Enzyme. So we can be specific about Hotel Enzyme initially and we're certainly open to other questions in relation to other matters at the end of the Hotel Enzyme interview. In July 2009 the Queensland Police Service commenced Operation Hotel Enzyme in January of 2010. The Queensland Police Service with the Australian Crime Commission conducted a joint investigation in relation to a high level drug manufacturing network operating within the South Eastern region. Working together with our partner agency, the ACC, we were able to gather sufficient evidence which culminated in a number of search warrants being executed on Monday afternoon. As a result of those search warrants, four people have been arrested currently before the courts. Located during one of the search warrants was a large, clandestine, illicit drug laboratory which we can describe as one of the largest in Australia. The potential drug manufacturing capabilities of this clandestine drug laboratory indicated that there was sufficient chemicals to manufacture 70 kilograms of meth lamp pediment with a free value in excess of $30 million and a similar amount of MDMA. As I said, working together with our partner agency using a variety of investigative strategies, we were able to infiltrate a major drug trafficking network which has resulted in people currently before the courts being charged with serious drug trafficking offenses. Thank you. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Just by way of the Australian Crime Commission's involvement in this investigation, the Australian Crime Commission became involved in January of 2010 with the Queensland Police Service in relation to the investigation by large scale and highly resilient drug trafficking network. This network had significant links to a number of associates based not only in Queensland but also interstate. As a result of the investigations, a number of specialist resources were employed by the Queensland Police Service as we continued to work in partnership. Through developing the intelligence and investment capabilities against this syndicate, on Monday evening we saw the resolution phase of the operation. This resulted in the location of one of the largest ever clandestine laboratories located in Australia. As has been previously referred to, that clandestine laboratory had the potential to produce up to 70 kilos of net weight vitamin and a similar amount of MDMA, also known as ecstasy. These are significant quantities of drugs with an estimated history of over the excess of $30 million. The investigations that were conducted today have resulted in a significant disruption to this network. Furthermore, we have a lot of work to do. Ongoing investigations continue and as early as this morning, further clandestine laboratory will be located in another address in the Gold Coast in 2020. These investigations continue and through the collaboration between the Australian Royal Commission and the Queensland Police Service, we continue these and develop the intelligence. We will start to undertake some learnings in relation to these to feed back into law enforcement and their partners in both the state, the federal and the national environments. Thank you ladies and gentlemen. I just wanted to ask about the raid. Did it all go to plan? Is it going to fall out with a case before it? The series of search warrants we executed on Monday evening were well planned. They went according to our plan and we were successfully able to contain the scene and apprehend several offenders. The main one at Grumman Valley. Were there shots fired or anything on those lines? In relation to the specifics of the search warrants, I'm not going to comment. And where were the search warrants? The majority of the premises search were in Grumman Valley and southern part of the Gold Coast. Would you suppose that the size of the operation? We identified very early both QPS and the ACC that we were looking at a significant drug trafficking network. However upon execution of the search warrants we located what we would describe as a very sophisticated clandestine laboratory and the level of resources and the amount of chemicals is significant in relation to that. Can you link the drugs to being sold here in South East Clinton or where they go more than the country? Look it's in relation to the investigation that we've undertaken we've identified significant links both within Queensland and interstate. We continue to progress those investigations and clearly there's a lot of work to be done. Did the drug network have any move to fight these organics? There are loose associations without all motorcycle gangs and other criminal organisations within the Gold Coast and Australia in relation to the drug trafficking network. They have links to a number of ONCG areas within the Gold Coast. Gary where was the Cook House? The focus of our search warrants were in the Grumman Valley. But a specific property there were two premises which had significant chemicals but one was where the clandestine warrants was located. Was it an underground bunker or was it some hidden walls or floors? Without going into this research too much it was well concealed and was only through very hard working and dedicated detectives not only from the GPS but from the ACC that were able to identify the area, identify the network and infiltrate every area of operation. Any idea how long it has been in operation for? We have been monitoring this drug trafficking network for nearly two years and we were focusing our operation on them for that period of time. Is there, can you say anything about how you monitored them or did you go out to cover them? I don't want to go into the specifics on the operation side of the investigation. Do you think you've got the highest chain of order or do you think there's somebody above that? We have made significant inroads in relation to this drug trafficking incident and we have I believe arrested and investigating major drug traffickers within Australia. Do you think more of us? The investigations are on the going. This is what the work has to be done. Just in terms of some of the corner-final amounts from this investigation the seizures that were undertaken in the last couple of days resulted in over 2.5 tonnes of precursor chemical. Those chemicals also had the potential to manufacture up to 70kg of methylamphetamine and comparable amounts of ecstasy. The significant amounts of glassware have been seized during the operation and also specifically fabricated drug manufacturing equipment which is not openly available on the commercial market. These materials were specifically made purely for this commercial enterprise that has been undertaken. In terms of the glassware that's being located at the premises it's similar to what you would see at a pilot plant. This is industrial scale equipment. This is industrial scale material and industrial levels of chemicals that are located at the premises. Some of the reaction vessels were up to 20 litres in size some of the other reaction vessels that were located were in excess of 50-100 litres of material. This provides significant capability for production of dangerous drugs. As I have said we have made a major dent in the drug trafficking networks in the Galapagos and in relation to this operation. Can I just ask if you can also add to this one of the premises we serve for the pilot plant. And what did you find there? A large amount of chemicals. Another thing that I had just done was I tried to add an address to Helen's phone. Mike can I just ask how important is this side of the group? Well it's significant that looking at the size that the senior had the capability of putting a lot of drugs on the street and I think many efforts that cause the results that we've seen today will benefit the community. Any ideas where the chemicals were coming from? That is obviously part of our overall investigation and we'll continue to investigate where they can be put and other equipment. We were told that this chance would make it simple each. Can you change the model now? That is a possibility. We're examining that at the moment. If there is the possibility we'll serve on your mission. Would that be all for laboratories themselves or would that just be something you can ask through the media at the end of the day? Any other questions? Does that mean the operation wraps up or will it be continuing? Definitely not. The initial phase of the operation was executed on London. As Cary said we've got search warrants being conducted today with further equipment being processed and identified. By no means is this investigation over. We've got to put together all the evidence and we will be conducting further investigations or identify all other people who may have been involved and as a system in relation to this. Have those people been through call? No. Four people have been charged and apparently before the call. Has it been involved going first or whatever? In relation to the operational execution I will not be making any further comment. How many officers were involved in this whole process and where from across Australia? With respect to Queensland Police Service we had in excess on Monday to assist. Actually getting search warrants. Overall we've had a considerable amount of resources we have spent over the last nearly two years investigating these things. In terms of a national focus on the investment capabilities an established task force was undertaken for over 18 months in relation to the sale operation. That also involved the specialist resources of the Australian Police Service and a number of allocated resources resulting in this coming to a combination on Monday night. Those resources were definitely significant compared to other ways about that and without that collaboration between the Queensland Police Service and the Australian Commission these sorts of investigations would not have been able to proceed to this limit. To identify a large scale clean start in the baretry we can easily be referred to as a megaloboritary. This is one of the biggest resources to be allocated from by agencies. That's how we make it. Can you confirm that someone was tasted during that major raid? In relation to the operational execution of the search watch I will be making. This is a priority that you found on the Gold Coast. The biggest one in Australia I mean? We're not saying it's the biggest in Australia. We're saying one of the biggest anyway due to the ability to move from in some instances. This one here obviously was in place for quite some time that we believe. Then we're investigating. The significance of this lab is that it had the capability to produce multiple types of products. Methylene, Fetamine and Ecstasy. Those processes were well advanced. Those processes involved a number of similar yet parallel processes that gave that significant opportunity to go either way. That's pretty significant in terms of the lab and the type of lab construction in Australia. Is it the first time you've seen something of that nature? In terms of making the chemicals, they couldn't source the products on the commercial market. Where were they sourcing the product? Was anything sourced overseas or where were they doing it from? There's a number of investigations that's still in the undertakings in relation to that. It's supposed to say there's significant precursor of conversion protocols that currently exists in the legislation. There's significant policy in regards to interviews and declarations. Some of those procedures have been subverted and that's resulted in the time that some of these orders have been struck with our treatment. Any other questions? Thanks. Just say your name.