Twenty charged in Moreton Bay organised crime sting
Published 2:00pm 13 August 2024
Words by Jodie Powell
Moreton Bay police have charged 20 people with more than 220 offences and seized more than $800,000 in cash and property during a multi-unit operation.
The Operation Whiskey Pitt haul included $424,000 in cash, jewellery valued at $100,000 and a Lamborghini Huracan valued at $350,000.
During the operation, which was aimed at detecting, disrupting and deterring organised criminal activity in the Moreton District, a 42-year-old Morayfield man was charged with 118 counts of supplying dangerous drugs.
Police executed 21 search warrants during July at properties across North Brisbane including Beachmere, Joyner, Bellmere, Burpengary, Kallangur, Bray Park, Morayfield, Margate, Narangba, Murrumba Downs, Bracken Ridge, Cashmere, Chermside, Petrie, Hendra and Warner.
During the searches they seized cocaine, MDMA, mushrooms and steroids, as well as 55.02kg of cannabis, 11 cannabis plants and two hydroponic set-ups.
A $350,000 Lamborghini Huracan was seized during a search at a Cashmere property on July 24.
Of the 20 people charged, three face charges of trafficking dangerous drugs.
A 23-year-old Narangba man was charged with one count of trafficking dangerous drugs, four counts of supplying dangerous drugs, three counts of possessing anything used in the commission of crime, and one count each of possessing dangerous drugs and receiving or possessing property obtained from trafficking or supplying.
He is due to appear in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on August 28.
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A 40-year-old Kallangur woman was charged with one count of trafficking dangerous drugs, seven counts of supplying dangerous drugs and two counts of possessing dangerous drugs Schedule 2, drug quantity of or exceeding Schedule 3.
She was also charged with one count each of contravening order about information necessary to access information stored electronically, possessing anything used in the commission of crime defined in Part 2, possessing dangerous drugs, receiving or possessing property obtained from trafficking or supplying and receiving or possessing property mortgaged/pledged/ exchanged/converted from property obtained from trafficking or supplying.
She is due to reappear in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on September 16.
In custody
A 42-year-old Morayfield man was charged with two counts of trafficking dangerous drugs, 118 counts of supplying dangerous drugs, two counts of possessing dangerous drugs Schedule 2 drug quantity of or exceeding Schedule 3.
His other charges include one count each of contravening order about information necessary to access information stored electronically, possessing dangerous drugs, receiving or possessing property obtained from trafficking or supplying, and unlawful possession of weapons.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to reappear in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on September 23.
Other offences included in the total of 223 charges include supplying dangerous drugs, possessing dangerous drugs, producing dangerous drugs, possessing proceeds of crime, unlawful possession of weapons (taser), and possessing tainted property.
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