EDS: Changes keyword from Clandestine
By Melissa Iaria
MELBOURNE, Oct 29 AAP - Compiling evidence against seven men charged over one of Victoria's biggest ever drug labs may be delayed because of the sheer scale of the operation, a court has been told.
Seven men, aged 26 to 44, made their first appearances in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday charged with manufacturing and trafficking large commercial quantities of methylamphetamine, following a swoop at suburban Sunshine West on Friday afternoon.
All of the accused - one Canadian national, one Vietnamese national, three South Australian men and two from NSW - were remanded in custody.
Lawyers for one of the men reported their client had a rib injury, while another accused sported a black eye in the dock.
None applied for bail.
Prosecutor Sarah Kavanagh told the court a brief of evidence was due to be served on the accused by January 21, but this might be delayed.
"Given the size and complexity of the brief, it's likely an extension of time application will be made," Ms Kavanagh told magistrate Julian Fitzgerald.
Police had executed search warrants at two homes in Joan Street and Alpini Parade, Sunshine West, acting on intelligence from the Australian Crime Commission (ACC).
The accused men are Canadian national Phuon Nam Nguyen, 32; Dien Nguyen, 38, of Bossley Park, NSW; Yana Orm, 26, of Paralowie, South Australia; Somkit Chankham, 44, of Salisbury North, South Australia; Huu Thanh Pham, 39, of Bossley Park, NSW; Anousone Somchanmavong, 27, of Salisbury North, South Australia; and Vietnamese national Cuong Viet Bui, 39, of Hai Phong.
Bui had his preliminary filing hearing adjourned until Tuesday so a Vietnamese interpreter could assist him.
The charged men will face a committal mention hearing on March 4.
Their arrests followed an investigation involving Victoria Police, the ACC, Australian Federal Police and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
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