Cairns Courts: Farron Trevor Nash charged with possessing dangerous drugs
A Cairns man charged as part of a $13m drug sting with a number of alleged Breaking Bad-style labs raided has appeared in court.
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A Cairns man charged as part of a $13m drug sting, which featured raids on a number of alleged Breaking Bad-style labs, has appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court.
Farron Trevor Nash, 27, was charged with three counts of possessing dangerous drugs.
He appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court on Thursday, where he was granted bail, with his next appearance set for November 10.
Police allege about 350g of methamphetamine was found in his apartment along with a range of drugs including the opioid analgesic Tapentadol.
He is one of the many players charged as part of a major police operation, with $13m in drugs seized.
Police have charged 442 people with 881 offences during Operation Vitreus, a week-long swoop on drugs.
In total, police seized 1.2kg of methylamphetamine, 2320 cannabis plants, 11.5kg of cannabis, 700g of MDMA, 6g of heroin, 77g of cocaine and $134,380 in cash.
Detectives from the Far Northern Major and Organised Crime Squad executed a search warrant at a Mooroobool apartment on September 12, where they allegedly found
about 350g of methamphetamine.
Police released images of some of the 27 packages seized from postal facilities in Cairns and Townsville, containing a variety of dangerous drugs including methamphetamine, MDMA, GHB, cannabis, cocaine, prescription drugs and steroids.
State Drug Squad Detective Inspector Bradley Phelps said a significant quantity of dangerous drugs was now off the streets.
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Originally published as Cairns Courts: Farron Trevor Nash charged with possessing dangerous drugs
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