‘Sophisticated’ way accused bikie dad concealed 12kg of ice inside car before driving it to QLD

An alleged Hells Angels associate has been hit with a raft of charges after police found ice worth close to $1.5 million stashed in his car.

An alleged Hells Angels associate has faced court after police found 12kg of ice during a raid on a car and home on the Gold Coast.

Varsity Lakes man Wayne Holland, 67, faced Southport Magistrates Court today after police found the kilos of ice stashed in an elaborate safe in the boot of his car.

Holland, the father of alleged Hells Angel gang member Kane Holland, was charged with drug trafficking, accused of driving the drugs — worth an estimated $1.44 million — from Sydney to the Gold Coast.

Detectives intercepted the vehicle at Reedy Creek about 2.30pm yesterday where they found drugs hidden in the car’s secret compartment.

A detective searching under the car. Picture: Queensland Police

Police approach the car allegedly containing hidden drugs. Picture: Queensland Police

Police allege the drugs left Sydney on April 11 and were slowly driven up from NSW before crossing the border earlier this week.

Following the seizure, police also raided the home of a Gold Coast Hell’s Angels bikie and seized computer equipment.

Police raided a Burleigh Heads address linked to Holland on Sunday where they said they located a large amount of equipment used to produce MDMA, methylamphetamine and cannabis.

Detectives said they also located a stash of firearms, ammunition, a distraction grenade and a large quantity of dangerous drugs, including methylamphetamine, MDMA, cannabis plants and Hells Angels paraphernalia.

Hells Angels paraphernalia found in the home. Picture: Queensland Police

Sitting in the dock today wearing jeans and a black T-shirt, Holland’s matter was adjourned for a bail application on April 24.

Holland has been charged with possessing a schedule one dangerous drug, trafficking in dangerous drugs and possessing things used in commission of an offence.

Police said they expected more arrests to come from the drug haul.

Some of the weapons seized by Queensland Police.

Speaking to reporters this afternoon, Detective Superintendent Bruno Asnicar described the interception as a “significant” one.

“The method of concealing was quite sophisticated,” he said. “The movement of drugs around Australia is becoming more sophisticated.”

Mr Asnicar said the bust was the result of a successful collaboration between Australia’s law enforcement agencies and had involved work from Border Force, the Australian Federal Police and Queensland Police.

“None of these (investigations) are easy,” he said.

“There has to be considerable collaboration between Border Force and the Australian Federal Police and us.”

The canine unit searches a property linked to the arrest. Picture: Queensland Police

Queensland Police has recently had success in tracking down alleged bikie members and people looking to sell or traffic drugs.

Despite that, Mr Asnicar said police never lost sight of the bigger picture and celebrated every drug they managed to get off the streets.

“It was significant, when you measure the success we’re having as an agency of late you tend to lose sight of that quantity of cannabis, MDMA and meth, but it is significant,” he said.

“It’s a large quantity that would affect many, many people, many thousands of people.

“It sounds minimal when you’re talking about 12kg, but you’re still talking about thousands of pills that can be distributed to thousands of people. We don’t lose sight of that.”