Extortion charge, Red Hill

A 43-year-old Holland Park West is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today charged with one count of extortion with an attempt to gain benefit.

Police will allege a man made contact with a 25-year-old Red Hill man several times between June 5 and 8 and attempted to extort money in exchange for a promise to ‘remove’ a traffic infringement notice.

Police will allege the victim was contacted after a QPS traffic infringement booklet was located on June 4 in the Brisbane city area. Investigations are currently underway in relation to the misplacement of this booklet.

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