"Mr Ice" arrested in Sydney's Kings Cross

A man allegedly known as "Mr Ice" to Kings Cross drug users in Sydney has been arrested and charged with drug offences.

An alleged Kings Cross drug dealer known to local users as "Mr Ice" has been arrested and charged.

Police on Wednesday arrested a 52-year-old man in the entertainment district following a strike force investigation into the supply of methylamphetamine.

It's alleged the man is the main supplier of ice in the area and supplied the drug on at least 146 occasions over a 21-day period.

The man has been charged with ongoing supply of a prohibited drug and dealing with proceeds of crime and has been refused bail to appear before Central Local Court on Thursday.


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