Monkland woman, Chatsworth man charged with drug crimes

Two people aged in their 30s have been charged with a total of 30 crimes including drug trafficking and supply after police raided properties near Gympie. Watch the video:

Two people aged in their 30s have been charged with a total of 30 crimes including drug trafficking and supply after police raided properties near Gympie.

A statement released on Tuesday from police said investigations into an allegedly stolen Mazda BT-50 led them to the property at Chatsworth, about 10km north of the city, on March 31, 2024.

A search of the property allegedly uncovered the Mazda, a quantity of drugs including methylamphetamine and marijuana, cash, ammunition, and drug utensils.

A 31-year-old Chatsworth man was charged with nine offences including unlawful use of a motor vehicle and possessing dangerous drugs.

Two people aged in their 30s have been charged with a total of 30 crimes including drug trafficking and supply after police raided properties near Gympie.

More than two weeks later, on April 18, police searched the Monkland property of a 38-year-old woman who was at the Chatsworth house at the time of the original investigation.

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Police allege this search uncovered dangerous drugs including methylamphetamine and marijuana, cash, drug utensils, clip seal bags, and a mobile phone.

Police allegedly found a stolen Mazda, a quantity of drugs including methylamphetamine and marijuana, cash, ammunition, and drug utensils at the Chatsworth property. Photos: QPS

The woman was arrested on Monday, July 1 and charged with 21 offences including three counts of possessing dangerous drugs, two counts of supplying dangerous drugs, and one count of trafficking in dangerous drugs.

Police allege she supplied the dangerous drugs on a “number of occasions” between February and April 2024.

She is due to appear at Gympie Magistrates Court on Tuesday, July 2, and the Chatsworth man is expected to appear at the same court on Friday, August 23.

A Gympie region man is placed in the police wagon after a raid on a property near the city.