Police have arrested 40 individuals for drug and property offenses as a part of Operation Victor Ignite, concentrating on drug trafficking on the Sunshine Coast.
The protracted drug operation was concluded on Could 23, after the Sunshine Coast Drug and Severe Crime Taskforce laid 25 drug trafficking prices and an extra 167 drug and property prices.
Through the 18-month operation, which was additionally supported by officers from the Crime and Intelligence Command and Taskforce Maxima, 24 search warrants had been executed at houses and companies throughout the Sunshine Coast and one in Brisbane, the place police seized a big portions of medicine together with cocaine. , MDMA, ketamine and hashish.
Police additionally positioned and seized 4 high-end automobiles, a $30,000 boat and a number of other firearms together with a loaded semi-automatic handgun.
A big and complicated hydroponic hashish develop home was additionally positioned throughout a search of a property in Kunda Park.
Sunshine Coast Felony Investigation Department Officer in Cost Detective Appearing Senior Sergeant Chris Duhig mentioned Operation Victor Ignite is a combat in opposition to medicine and arranged crime.
“This operation has focused the high-end provide of harmful medicine by organized crime syndicates and sends a transparent message that medicine should not welcome on the streets of the Sunshine Coast,” he mentioned.
“I thank the officers concerned for his or her prolonged investigative work and tireless efforts to cease the provision of illicit medicine to our neighborhood.
“Though this concludes Operation Victor Ignite, police proceed to analyze drug trafficking on the Sunshine Coast and encourage anybody with info that may assist to contact police.”
A search warrant on Could 21 at a Meridan Plains deal with resulted in a 48-year-old Merdian Plains man charged with three counts of possession of harmful medicine, two counts of trafficking in harmful medicine and possession of an merchandise used within the fee of crimes, and one. rely every of receiving or possessing property obtained by trafficking or supplying, contravention of the order on the data essential to entry labeled info electronically, unlawful possession of weapons, manufacturing, promoting, supplying, acquiring or possessing of gaming machines and authority required to own explosives.
He was jailed and is because of reappear within the Maroochydore Magistrates Court docket on August 2.
The search warrant additionally resulted in a 20-year-old Meridan Plains man being charged with 4 counts of possession of harmful medicine, two counts of trafficking in harmful medicine and receiving or possessing property obtained by trafficking or supplying, and one rely every of them owns one thing used. within the fee of crimes, unlawful possession of weapons, contravention of the order on the data essential to entry the data saved electronically, offensive to purchase or possess harmful medicine or poisons, authority mandatory to own explosives, and manufacturing, promoting, supplying, acquiring or possessing toys. machines
He was jailed and is because of reappear within the Maroochydore Magistrates Court docket on August 2.
A Mercedes Benz was additionally seized from this property.
A search warrant at a second Meridan Plains deal with on Could 21 resulted in a 23-year-old Meridan Plains man being charged with one rely every of trafficking in harmful medicine, possession of harmful medicine, possession of something used within the fee of crimes and possession of instruments. or pipes that had been used.
He is because of seem within the Maroochydore Magistrates Court docket on July 4.
A search warrant at a Birtinya deal with on Could 21 resulted in a 17-year-old boy from Birtinya being charged with two counts of possession of harmful medicine, and one rely every of supplying harmful medicine, possessing something used within the fee of crimes, possess property. suspected of getting been utilized in reference to the fee of a drug offense and the required authority to own explosives.
He is because of seem within the Maroochydore Youngsters's Court docket on Could 29.
The search warrant additionally resulted in an 18-year-old man from Birtinya who was charged with one rely every of trafficking in harmful medicine, possessing one thing used within the fee of crimes, contravening the order on the data essential to entry to electronically saved info and possess properties suspected of getting. was utilized in reference to the fee of a drug offence.
He was remanded in custody and is because of reappear within the Maroochydore Magistrates Court docket on Could 27.
