12-year-old Stanthorpe boy faces drug charges

THE child is the youngest of six charged with drug related offences over the last week.

STANTHORPE police charged seven people with drug related offences in the last week, according to Sergeant Shane Gleeson.

A 12-year-old Stanthorpe boy was charged with possessing drug paraphernalia at Harris St at around noon on Thursday.

Two 25-year-old Stanthorpe men were charged under the Explosives Act 1999, and with possessing drugs and tainted property.

A 29-year-old Stanthorpe man and a 20-year-old Warwick woman were allegedly found in possession of drug paraphernalia on Friday morning at Wolfram St.

A 26-year-old Stanthorpe man was charged with the possession or use of dangerous drugs and one count of possessing weapons at Symes St in Stanthorpe on Friday.

Finally, a 27-year-old Brisbane man was charged with possessing or using a dangerous drug on the New England Highway near Dalveen at around 3.30pm on Friday.

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