Detectives from the Gold Coast Major and Organised Crime Squad have charged two men and seized large amounts of dangerous drugs with an estimated potential street value of $12 million and 600 kilograms of suspected precursor chemicals as part of an operation targeting drug trafficking in South East Queensland.
The arrests were made as part of the closure of Operation Yankee Saga, where investigators and Rockhampton CIB intercepted a 42-year-old alleged drug courier at Marlborough on Friday, 9 October. During a search of his vehicle police located 3.1kg of cocaine, 3kg of methylamphetamine and cash in a backpack.
Following investigations, GC MOCS detectives, with assistance from Logan MOCS and Logan Tactical Crime Squad executed two search warrants 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.
A 42-year-old man has 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 14 October.
A 46-year-old Tanah Merah man has 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 15 October.
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