# Two charged as police seize drugs, guns and cars linked to CFMEU in alleged corruption probe

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-24 07:43 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/24/cfmeu-melbourne-headquarters-raided-five-arrested-alleged-corruption-ntwnfb

> Victorian police arrested five men and searched six properties, including the CFMEU’s state headquarters, while investigating alleged secret commissions, fraud and drug trafficking in the construction industry. Two men were charged, and officers seized union-linked vehicles, drugs, a rifle, ammunition and electronic devices. The secret-commissions inquiry remains ongoing.