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Taskforce Southern detectives make arrests over alleged drug trafficking, police say

SA Police have arrested five people over drug trafficking, firearm and weapons offences. (ABC News: Che Chorley)

Police say they have arrested five people as a result of an ongoing investigation into the deaths of three South Australian men, in a statement released today.

Today, police said detectives from Taskforce Southern, which was set up in 2021 to investigate the deaths of Robert Atkins, Trevor King and Jeffrey Mundy, arrested one woman and four men this morning over drug-trafficking, firearm and weapons offences.

A 39-year-old Christies Beach woman was charged with seven counts of trafficking a controlled drug.

A 51-year-old Huntfield Heights man was charged with two counts of trafficking a controlled drug and trafficking a firearm.

A 48-year-old Hove man was charged with trafficking a controlled drug, two counts of trafficking a firearm and possession of a prohibited weapon.

The three will appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court tomorrow. 

A 59-year-old Christies Beach man was charged with five counts of trafficking a controlled drug and a 43-year-old Lonsdale man was charged with 14 counts of trafficking a controlled drug.

Both men were bailed to appear in the Christies Beach Magistrates Court next month.

Police said the investigations into the deaths of Robert Atkins, Trevor King, and Jeffrey Mundy were ongoing.

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