Drug charges from operation, Darling Downs
The Darling Downs District Tactical Crime Squad has charged eighteen people as part of an operation targeting drug supply in the Toowoomba area.
It will be alleged eight warrants were executed between Friday (July 15) and yesterday with police seizing methyl amphetamine, MDMA (ecstasy), LSD, cannabis, oxycodone, ammunition, replica weapons, along with cash and stolen property.
Eighteen offenders will appear in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court in the coming weeks in relation to a total of 63 charges.
A 19-year-old Toowoomba man has been charged with one count each of supply dangerous drug, possess dangerous drug and two counts of possess utensil.
A 26-year-old South Toowoomba man has been charged with one count each of produce dangerous drug, possess dangerous drug and possess utensil.
A 30-year-old South Toowoomba man has also been charged with one count of supplying a dangerous drug, four counts of possess dangerous drug, one count each of possess utensil, possession of property suspected of being the proceeds of an offence and possess explosives (ammunition).
Senior Sergeant Scott Stahlhut, Officer in Charge of Tactical Crime Squad, said the operation had been a great success and follows Operation Oscar Glyph which uncovered underground cannabis laboratories and a vast amount of illicit substances.
“The community is concerned about the negative impact of drug use and operations such as this will continue to reduce drug related crime in the area,” Senior Sergeant Stahlhut said.
“Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley Police, particularly now with the formation of the Crime Squad working out of Gatton and Laidley will continue to identify and charge people engaging in illicit activity”
“I urge community members to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously to report any criminal and drug behaviour so we can continue to target these offenders.”
