A man has been arrested by detectives following an armed robbery at a hotel in Emerton in June.

Strike Force Plasto comprises of detectives from the Metropolitan Robbery Unit and was established to investigate a series of armed robbery offences that occurred in licensed premises in the Sydney metropolitan area this year.

About 3am on Tuesday 14 June 2011, a hotel on Popendetta Road in Emerton was robbed at gunpoint and a sum of cash was taken.

A short time later, a vehicle alleged to have been used in the robbery was found torched in Kilto Road, Glendenning.

The owner of this vehicle, a 31-year-old man from Greenacre, reported the vehicle stolen and was reimbursed through his insurance company.

At 12.45pm yesterday (Tuesday 4 October 2011), detectives from the Metropolitan Robbery Unit attended the man’s house, where he was arrested and taken to Campsie Police Station.

The man was charged with:

– Accessory before the fact to robbery whilst armed with a dangerous weapon;

– Dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception;

– Do act with intent to pervert the cause of justice;

– Knowingly deal with proceeds of crime;

– Possess anabolic steroid agent.

He was refused bail and will appear in Burwood Local Court today (5 October 2011).

The man is the 12^th person to be arrested and charged by Strike Force Plasto detectives.