Queensland police have charged 29 people with more than 180 offences, including 12 charged with trafficking, following a 14-month operation, supported by federal agencies and specialist police.
Detectives based at Carseldine on Brisbane's northside allegedly seized more than 18 kilograms of methylamphetamine, approximately $556,000 in cash and two firearms, as well as "significant amounts" of ketamine and cocaine.
It will be alleged that the drug syndicate sold dangerous drugs worth an estimated $50 million in one year. A spokesperson said investigations also allegedly identified more than 25 drug couriers connected to an Upper Mount Gravatt man who supplied methylamphetamine.Detectives conducted a series of search warrants, including an area of bushland near Kholo, north-west of Brisbane, on February 1, where they allegedly located 12 kilograms of methylamphetamine and a demountable with multiple items used to produce illicit drugs.
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