Armed robbery charges, Banyo
Police have charged two men with armed robbery after an incident last night in Banyo.
It will be alleged that at around 8:30pm Sunday May 24, two men entered a Blinzinger Road house and threatened a group of friends with a handgun.
The men demanded phones and wallets from the friends and then took the keys to a vehicle, which they subsequently left in.
At 9:40pm police located the vehicle and two men at Hodgson Street Zillmere.
A loaded handgun, allegedly used in the robbery, was located at the time of arrest.
A 20-year-old Kingston man and 29-year-old Kippa Ring man are to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday May 25.
They have both been charged with five counts of armed robbery and one count each of burglary, common assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, dangerous conduct with a weapon, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, possess explosives (ammunition), possess dangerous drug and possess utensils
The 29-year-old man has also been charged with unlicensed driving.
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