Gold Coast crime: 21-year-old man charged after allegedly driving ute containing 4.47kg of cannabis inside pillow cases

A Gold Coast man has been charged after police allegedly found a massive amount of cannabis stuffed inside pillows.

A GOLD Coast man has been charged after allegedly attempting to transport almost 4.5kgs of cannabis across the border.

Police were conducting routine border checks on the Mount Lindesay Highway in Rathdowney about 8am when they intercepted a Toyota Hilux utility re-entering Queensland.

Officers allegedly found 4.47kg of cannabis, within nine heat-sealed bags, stuffed into two pillowcases on the back seat of the vehicle.

A 21-year-old man from Arundel was allegedly driving the vehicle and was charged with one count of drug possession and one count of drug trafficking.

He was also issued a $1334 infringement notice for breaching the Chief Health Officer’s direction.

A 16-year-old boy was also charged with one count of drug possession and one count of drug trafficking.

The alleged cannabis found inside the pillows. Photo: Queensland Police

As a result of the drug seizure, police executed two further search warrants at Lindsay Creek in NSW yesterday.

Police allegedly seized five kilograms of cannabis, a hydroponics set up containing 170 cannabis plants and more than $10,000 in cash.

Two gel blasters, which are illegal in NSW, were also seized.

Queensland Police also searched a Coomera residence this morning. No additional items were found.

The drugs seized have a street value of more than $800,000.

Detective Inspector Tod Reid from the Logan Criminal Investigation Branch said police will continue to target criminal behaviour at state borders.

“Police border patrols remain ongoing and we will take quick action to disrupt any kind of criminal activity.”

The man appeared in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court today and was refused bail.

The boy will appear in the Beenleigh Children’s Court on May 11.