Police have charged two men and seized a staggering $12 million worth of drugs as part of a major operation targeting drug traffickers operating across south east Queensland..
Investigators intercepted an accused 42-year-old drug courier at Marlborough in Central Queensland last Friday, who was allegedly in possession of 3.1kg of cocaine, 3kg of methylamphetamine and cash stashed in a backpack in his vehicle.
Following investigations, Detectives from the Gold Coast Major and Organised Crime Squad with assistance from specialist detectives from Logan raided a property in Tanah Merah and a storage facility in Shailer Park over the weekend.
During the searches, police located approximately 10.3kg of heroin, 7.4kg of methylamphetamine, 718g of cocaine, $100,000 cash and 600kg of precursor chemicals suspected of being used in the production of dangerous drugs.
It’s estimated the drug haul had a street value of $12 million.
A 42-year-old man has since been charged with two counts of possess dangerous drug (exceed schedule) and one count of possess tainted property. He is expected to appear in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court on October 14.
A 46-year-old Tanah Merah man has also been charged with one count each of drug trafficking, possess proceeds, contravene access order, possess dangerous drug, possess things (precursor) and three counts of possess dangerous drug (exceed schedule). He is expected to appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court on October 15.
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