Police seize cash, cocaine, meth in major Qld drug blitz
Police say they have busted open a Queensland-wide drug syndicate operating between Mount Isa and Brisbane, resulting in more than 270 charges.
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Drugs seized through Operation Whiskey Decker
Nineteen people across Queensland have been charged with 271 offences after a police operation targeting an alleged meth syndicate. This is what police seized.
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