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Woman sent to drug diversion program after police raid home

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Police have charged a Sunshine Coast woman and two men after drugs and firearms were located at a home.

Officers executed a search warrant at a Deception Bay residence on Thursday, when they seized a sawn-off shotgun, live ammunition, firearm magazines, home-made firearm components, counterfeit money and steroids, as well as cannabis, methylamphetamines, MDMA, heroin, GHB and drug utensils.

A 21-year-old Buddina woman was charged with one count each of possess utensils or pipes etc for use and possess property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence. She received a drug diversion.

A 35-year-old Deception Bay man has been charged with five counts of offence to buy or possess medicines or hazardous poisons, four counts of possessing dangerous drugs, and one count each of possess shortened firearms, authority required to possess explosives, possess relevant substances or things, possessing counterfeit money, possess utensils or pipes etc that had been used, and possess property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence.

He has been refused police bail and was due to appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on September 19.

A 42-year-old Kallangur man has been charged with two counts of possessing dangerous drugs, and one count of possess property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence.

He has been issued a notice to appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on October 13.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24 hours per day. You can also report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers, call 1800 333 000 or report online.

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