LOCATED – Missing boy, Cairns

Update: Boy located safe and well. Original blog post amended to remove identifying particulars. ————————————————————————————————- Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 12-year-old boy missing from Cairns. The boy (pictured) was last seen on Friday afternoon at Edge Hill and has not contact family or friends since. Police are appealing for the boy or […]

Update: Operation Mike Tesani NSW man extradited to Cairns and charged

Detectives from Cairns have today extradited a man from New South Wales as part of the on-going operation Mike Tesani, investigations into the 2014 serious assault and attempted robbery of a man at Westcourt. A 42-year-old NSW man has been charged with five offences including attempted robbery using actual violence, unlawful wounding, burglary and commit […]

500 kilograms of cannabis seized in hydroponic growhouse, Wongawallan

Investigators from State Crime Command’s Drug and Serious Crime Group have charged a 55-year-old man and seized approximately 500 kilograms of hydroponically grown cannabis from an address in Wongawallan today. This morning detectives executed a search warrant on the Wongawallan address. During the search of the seven-bedroom address, investigators located a purpose built facility designed […]