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Luxury cars, $200k and drugs seized in police drug operation on Sunshine Coast

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A six-month drug operation has led to the arrest and charging of a 33-year-old man with a string of offences, including trafficking and supply and possession of methylamphetamines.

Detectives from the Sunshine Coast’s Drug and Serious Crime Taskforce executed a number of search warrants at Sippy Downs, Corbould Park, Forest Glen and Mountain Creek on Sunday, January 24.

Police will allege that during the raids they located drugs secreted in garden beds and hidden compartments in walls. Searches of two storage sheds uncovered vehicles and cash.

Three luxury cars were seized as well as almost $200,000 in cash, an electric conductive device, fireworks, ecstasy, liquid GHB, steroids and drug utensils.

Some of the cash found in the raids.

Around 1.45pm Sunday, a member of the public contacted police after noticing a man slumped at the wheel of a vehicle on Honey Farm Road, Meridan Plains.

Police attended and conducted a random drug test before issuing the 33-year-old driver with a notice to appear for drug driving.

The man was transported to Maroochydore Watch house where he was denied police bail and remanded in custody to appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court charged with 21 offences.

Some of these include: one count of trafficking dangerous drugs, two counts of supplying dangerous drugs, five counts of possession of dangerous drugs, and one count each of possession of property suspected of being the proceeds of crime, unlawful possession of a category R weapon and possession of a relevant substance or thing.

The closure of Operation Ataboy, was the culmination of an investigation which commenced in July 2020 into the trafficking and supply of methylamphetamines and cannabis on the Sunshine Coast.

A car seized during a police drug operation. Picture: QPS

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

 

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