CASINO and Racing Investigation Unit detectives have chargted three men following investigations into allegations of corruption in the New South Wales harness racing industry.
About 8am (today Thursday November 24) officers attached to Strike Force Tairora executed search warrants at addresses in Plumpton, Leura, Bossley Park and Woonona, north of Wollongong.
As a result of this operation, police arrested:
* A 48-year-old Leura man, who was charged with 38 counts of agent receive corrupt benefit. He was refused bail to appear in Lithgow Local Court (today, November 24).
* A 45-year-old Woonoona man, who was charged with eight counts of corruptly give/offer agent benefit. He was granted conditional bail to appear at Wollongong Local Court on 20 December 2011.
* A 24-year-old Plumpton man, who was charged with 10 counts of corruptly give/offer agent benefit. He is expected to be granted conditional bail, with a court date yet to be set.
These arrrests follow extensive invesitgations by police into alleged race-fixing and corruption in the harness racing industry.
Strike Force Tairora comprises detectives from the Firearms and Organized Crime Squad's Casino and Racing Investigation Unit.
Investigations are continuing.
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