178 charges laid against 41 people after Biloela, Gladstone and Gracemere raids
Police have seized cash, guns, illegal drugs and discovered a drug laboratory in a major Qld multi-agency police operation which resulted in 178 charges laid against 41 people.
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Police have seized more than $40,000, two guns, illegal drugs and discovered a drug laboratory in a major multi-agency operation which resulted in 41 people being charged with 178 alleged offences.
Between February 27 and March 2 police raided properties across Biloela, Greycliffe, Dakenba, Mount Larcom, Bracewell, Ambrose, Gracemere, Boyne Island, Toolooa, Gladstone, Clinton, Tannum Sands, Glen Eden, and New Auckland as part of Operation Quillon.
The operation was led by Gladstone and Biloela Criminal Investigation Branch involved Queensland Police Service’s Taskforce Maxima and Australian Border Force.
The four-day operation was aimed at disrupting and deterring organised criminal activity in the Capricornia district.
Police allegedly seized a quantity of methamphetamine, cocaine and GBL, in addition to seizing 10 cannabis plants, and locating two hydroponic set-ups and one illicit drug laboratory.
A 26-year-old Biloela man was charged with two counts of trafficking dangerous drugs, 66 counts of supplying dangerous drugs, and one count each of possessing anything used in the commission of a crime, contravene access order, possessing drugs, possessing utensils, and possessing property suspected to be used in a drug offence.
He is due to appear before Biloela Magistrates Court on April 9.
It will be further alleged that large quantities of amphetamine cocaine, and cash were seized at a Hansen Crescent property at Clinton on March 2.
A 55-year-old Clinton man was charged with two counts of possessing drugs, and one count each of possessing proceeds and possessing a weapon.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to reappear before Gladstone Magistrates Court on April 28.
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