Police have arrested three people – including two from the Sunshine Coast – on 30 charges after executing a search warrant at a property at Black Snake, west of Gympie, on Sunday.
The three people were detained and arrested, without incident, on a string of serious drug trafficking and weapons offences.
Gympie Criminal Investigation Branch and Child Protection Investigation Unit searched the Black Snake Road property with the assistance of the Tactical Crime Squad and Kilkivan police.
Police found three rifles of various types, ammunition, about 1.8kg of methamphetamine with a street value of about $900,000 to $1,440,000, about 510 grams of cannabis, various suspect acids, and $122,350 in cash.
Police also located three cars: a Toyota Landcruiser allegedly stolen from Yandina-Coolum Road, Maroochy, River, on June 7; a Jayco caravan allegedly stolen from a business on Pinewood Avenue, Gympie, between June 6 and 7; and a Toyota Landcruiser allegedly stolen from Pepperberry Circuit, Peregian Springs, on May 19.
A 56-year-old Black Snake man was charged with four counts of possessing dangerous drugs, two counts of unlawful possession of motor vehicles with intent to deprive, three counts of possessing anything used in the commission of crime defined in Part 2, two counts of unlawful possession of weapons category A, B or Ma, and one count each of possessing dangerous drugs Schedule 1 drug (exceeding Schedule 4), trafficking in dangerous drugs, possessing dangerous drugs Schedule 2 drug (exceeding Schedule 3), receiving or possessing property obtained from trafficking or supplying, producing dangerous drugs, possess shortened firearms, authority required to possess explosives, possession of property suspected of being the proceeds of an offence under Drugs Misuse Act, fail to properly dispose of needle and syringe, possess tainted property, offence to buy or possess S4 or S8 medicines or hazardous poisons, and enter premises and commit indictable offence by break.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Gympie Magistrates Court on August 19.
A 45-year-old Nambour man was charged with one count each of possessing dangerous drugs and offence to buy or possess S4 or S8 medicines or hazardous poisons.
He has been provided a drug diversion.
A 61-year-old Yandina woman was charged with one count each of possessing dangerous drugs, fail to take reasonable care and precautions in respect of syringe or needle, fail to properly dispose of needle and syringe, possess property suspected of having been acquired for the purpose of committing a drug offence, and offence to buy or possess S4 or S8 medicines or hazardous poisons.
She was provided a drug diversion.
Wide Bay Burnett District Detective Inspector Paul Dalton said community safety was his priority.
“This is a significant disruption to the distribution of drugs in our community,” he said.
“Each firearm and quantity of drugs seized stops the chances of those weapons and drugs causing harm on the streets.”
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