Moment two men are handcuffed and dragged away in a $1.5million drug raid as police seize 30,000 ecstasy pills 

Detectives have seized $1.5 million worth of illegal drugs including almost 30,000 pills, believed to be MDMA, as part of a sweeping raid across Sydney and the state's central coast.

Following a six-month investigation into the manufacture of drugs, police from Strike Force Bamberry uncovered amphetamine, cocaine, methamphetamine, also known as ice, and steroids. 

On Wednesday, NSW Police made multiple arrests, including a 26-year-old St Clair man after police found MDMA, MDA and cocaine following a vehicle stop at Kariong in the Central Coast region.  

He was later charged with seven offences including supply large commercial quantity of prohibited drug, supply indictable quantity of prohibited drug and knowingly participate in a criminal group.

The man was refused bail to appear before Gosford Local Court on Thursday.

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A 26-year-old St Clair man wearing a fluorescent yellow top was arrested after police found MDMA, MDA and cocaine following a vehicle stop at Kariong in the Central Coast region on Wednesday morning

Two 20-year-old men, both from Umina Beach, were also arrested a short time later. One of the men was charged with eight offences including supplying a large commercial quantity of prohibited drug and participating in a criminal group.

The second 20-year-old man was charged with a total of 19 offences – including supplying a large commercial quantity of prohibited drug, supplying of a indictable quantity of a prohibited drug and knowingly participating in a criminal group.

The men were all refused bail and are set to face Gosford Local Court on Thursday.

Police pulled over a car on Wednesday morning where they uncovered  MDMA, MDA and cocaine

A 20-year-old man from Umina was arrested at Point Clare  following an extensive drug raid across NSW

Police found illegal drugs, worth a combined estimated potential street value of more than $1.5 million

The man was arrested and charged following police carried out a six-month investigation across the state

Police executed search warrants across Central Coast – including properties at Umina, Woy Woy, Horsfield Bay and Ettalong – as well as Sydney's St Ives, Stanhope Gardens, Hornsby and St Clair.

During the raids, police found MDMA, MDA, GHB, cocaine, cannabis, methylamphetamine and steroids – worth more than $1.5 million.

Other items seized from the properties included two vehicles and an extendable baton, which will undergo forensic examination – as well as $125,000 in cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime.

Strike Force detectives also identified a storage unit on Bourke Road in Waterloo in the inner-city suburb of Sydney, during the operation where they executed another search warrant.

A 20-year-old man being escorted by police after he was arrested over drug charges following police raids

During the drug raids in Central Coast, police found $125,000 in cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime

Police found amphetamine, cocaine, methamphetamine, also known as ice, steroids and nearly 30,000 pills

Police uncovered more than 1.5 tons of precursor chemicals at the location, believed to be used in the large-scale manufacture of prohibited drugs. 

Officers will also allege they located items – during the Stanhope Gardens search warrant – that are linked to the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG). 

A 21-year-old Umina man was arrested and charged with a total of 18 offences, including supply commercial quantity of prohibited drug, supply large commercial quantity of prohibited drug, supply indictable quantity of prohibited drug, and knowingly participate in a criminal group.

He was refused bail and is due to face Hornsby Local Court on Thursday.

A 34-year-old woman, from Woy Woy, was charged with five offences of supplying an indictable quantity of prohibited drug. 

She was granted conditional bail to appear before Gosford Local Court on June 21.

Nearly 30,000 pills, believed to be MDMA, were seized during the sweeping raids across NSW on Wednesday

During the drug raids in Central Coast, police found $125,000 in cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime

Brisbane Water Local Area Commander Superintendent Danny Sullivan said nearly 30,000 pills were seized during the extensive operation, which he alleged were MDMA. 

'Detectives have been working incredibly hard for six months, all of which has culminated in yesterday's search warrants and numerous arrests,' Supt Sullivan said.

'It's clear that those arrested during the operation were members of an elaborate syndicate that had been operating across the Central Coast peninsula for some time.

'I can assure the community that we will continue to hunt down those who seek to manufacture and distribute these substances within our neighbourhoods.

'These drugs can destroy lives – they're not only illegal – but they can also be very harmful to your health, if not fatal.

'I'd also like to remind members of the public they should never underestimate the immensely positive impact one anonymous call to Crime Stoppers can make,' Supt Sullivan said.

'If you see something you're concerned about, I urge you to come forward, only then can police take action to make it stop.' 

Strike Force detectives are continuing their investigations.