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Police have arrested seven people on 20 charges as part of a road safety operation in the Glass House Mountains.

Operation Lasso was conducted by the Sunshine Coast Tactical Crime Squad on the Bruce Highway northbound between 8pm and midnight on Wednesday.

More than 650 roadside breath tests (RBTs) were conducted during the four-hour period, with three motorists caught driving over the legal limit.

Sixteen infringement notices were issued, including for driving on a nature strip, failing to display P-plates, defective vehicles, unregistered and unlicensed driving.

A 21-year-old North Lakes man was allegedly found in possession of a quantity of methylamphetamine and MDMA.

He has been charged with two counts of possess dangerous drugs and one count of possess things (mobile phone).

He has been issued a notice to appear before Caloundra Magistrates Court on August 8.

A 24-year-old woman was also arrested after she allegedly drove dangerously through the RBT site in an attempt to evade police around 11pm.

POLAIR tracked the blue Toyota Corolla before a tyre-deflation device was successfully deployed and the driver was taken into custody in Caboolture.

Multiple people were arrested during Operation Lasso. Picture: QPS.

It will be alleged the car was travelling on the wrong side of the road and at speeds of up to 180km/h before the driver was taken into custody.

A 24-year-old Mango Hill woman has been charged with multiple offences, including dangerous operation of a vehicle while adversely affected by an intoxicating substance, possess dangerous drugs, obstruct police and contravene direction by a police officer.

She is expected to appear before Maroochydore Magistrates Court on July 25.

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