Man Arrested During Raid On Rehab Facility At Swan Bay

 BY IAN CROUCH

A man is due to face court today (Wednesday 2 August 2023) after police raided an unauthorised drug rehabilitation facility at Swan Bay.

Port Stephens Police and officers from the Raptor squad arrived at the facility at about 8.30am on Tuesday to conduct a Firearms Prohibition Order compliance check and noticed a man running from the premises.

He was quickly apprehended and searched, with police allegedly finding him in possession of drugs, luxury watches and more than $14,000 in cash.

A further search of the facility allegedly uncovered more drugs and mobile phones.

The 41-year-old man has been charged with drug offences and dealing in the proceeds of crime and refused bail to face Newcastle Local Court today.

Couple Allegedly Kidnapped And Held Against Their Will At Swan Bay

 BY IAN CROUCH

Two men will face court next month accused of kidnapping a couple from Sydney and taking them to Port Stephens.

Police say on Wednesday January 18 a 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were walking towards a carpark in Fairfield when they were grabbed by two men wearing balaclavas and forced into a vehicle.

The couple managed to escape from their captors two days later at Swan Bay before calling a family member who called police.

The pair were taken to the John Hunter Hospital for treatment - police say the man's finger was severed during the kidnapping ordeal.

Following extensive inquiries, two men aged 24 and 25 were arrested in Sydney and have been refused bail to face court of 1 May, 2023.