Gold Coast crime: Police seize guns, car and $75k of drugs in major alleged Mongols bikie raid
Guns and ammunition have been found discreetly hidden in a car in a Gold Coast carpark, leading to a shocking $75,000 drug discovery. SEE THE VIDEO.
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MORE than $75,000 of the drug ice has been discovered at a Biggera Waters home, in a major bikie raid which saw seven people arrested.
Sawn-off shotguns, knuckledusters, explosives and a black Mercedes sedan were all seized by police at the home yesterday.
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Officers allegedly uncovered guns and ammunition hidden in a secret compartment under the back seat of a car in a carpark.
An alleged member of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang, a 27-year-old Biggera Waters man, is facing multiple drug, weapons and explosives charges in Southport Magistrates Court today.
Police will alleged $75,000 of methylamphetamine, which is used to produce ice and speed, was discovered at the Biggera Waters property.
The raid, by the Organised Crime Gangs Group, also included homes in Broadbeach, Coomera and Miami, along with three more around the southeast yesterday.
A handgun, banned Mongols jewellery and clothing, drugs, vehicles and $19,450 cash, was allegedly uncovered across the seven locations, police said.
The group are collectively facing a total of 36 charges.
A police spokesman said the raids were designed to target Mongols members and disrupt the “criminal group that continues to pose a risk to the safety of the Queensland community”.