Eleven people have been charged with total of more than 100 offences relating to alleged drug supply after police raids at Dubbo and Wellington.
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Police allege the 11 were a syndicate involved in the distribution and sale of commercial quantities of methylamphetamine - ice - and cannabis.
Charges against five men and five women have been mentioned in Dubbo Local Court with the accused remanded in custody.
Gary Dunn, Jacinta Ross, Shane Elliott, Lyall Kennedy, and April Jenkins, all of Dubbo, were among those to face a magistrate.
Kylie Gray, Donna Williams, Hayden Butler, Kyle Thompson and Leanne Stewart, all of Wellington, were also brought before the courts.
The first of the co-accused came before magistrate Philip Stewart on Wednesday, hours after the early morning raids at multiple Dubbo and Wellington addresses.
Ms Gray, 52, was the first of the co-accused to appear on Thursday.
Among the allegations against her, she is accused of supplying 252 grams of methylamphetamine, according to court documents.
There was no bail application and Ms Gray was remanded in custody.
Mr Dunn was led into the dock to face 15 counts of supplying a prohibited drug, six counts of supplying a prohibited drug on an ongoing basis, supplying a firearm to a person unauthorised to possess it, participating in a criminal group and occupier knowingly allow a premises to be used as a drug premises.
He made no application for bail and was remanded in custody.
Ms Ross, 45, who is facing 15 charges made a release application, which was opposed by the Crown.
The defence said Ms Ross was supported in court by family and submitted she had strong ties to the community and had never previously spent time in custody.
Mr Stewart refused bail, saying he was not satisfied conditions proposed by the defence would ameliorate the bail concerns.
There were teary scenes as Ms Ross was led from the court.
Mr Butler, 25, appeared in court facing nine charges and made a bail application but it was refused.
Charges against all accused who faced court were adjourned until September 7.
A 33-year-old man charged with common assault as part of the operation is to appear at Wellington Local Court on July 19.