Police briefs
A 31-YEAR-OLD Mudjimba man will face 25 drug-related charges after sweeping raids were carried out across south-east Queensland as part of Operation Mike Crimson.
The operation targeted the involvement of criminal motorcycle gangs, particularly the Lone Wolf criminal motorcycle gang, in the illegal distribution of performance and image enhancing drugs.
The Mudjimba man has been arrested and charged with 13 counts of possession of dangerous drug, 11 counts of possession of a restricted drug and one count of failing to dispose of a syringe.
Detectives from Taskforce Maxima and the Sunshine Coast Gangs Squad executed 12 search warrants on a number of supplement stores and the homes of a number of personal trainers throughout the Sunshine Coast and north Brisbane.
Six grams of cocaine, 114 bottles of steroids and human growth hormone, one tube of steroid gel and 3008 steroid capsules and tablets were seized in the raids.
Detective Inspector Smith said further arrests in relation to Operation Mike Crimson were expected.
Assault charges
A man was charged on Monday more than 16 years after the robbery of a Coolum service station.
Police will allege the 36-year-old Marcoola man entered the service station on David Low Way at about 11.45pm on 27 April, 1998, and threatened a 19-year-old male console operator before fleeing with a sum of cash.
Office in Charge of the Sunshine Coast Criminal Investigation Branch, Senior Sergeant Daren Edwards said this should also serve as a warning to all criminals that there is no time limit on prosecuting offenders for a crime.
“This result is a credit to the hard work police have invested into this case over a number of years.”
The 36-year-old man appeared in Maroochydore Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
Traffic warning
Local police are urging drivers to slow down and take care on the roads as storms pummel the Noosa shire.
The warning comes after heavy rains on Monday caused an elderly woman to drive into a ditch on Eumarella Road, about 5.45pm.
Police said the female driver couldn’t see through the rain so she pulled to the side of the road before veering into the ditch.
Local police have also warned there will be a traffic blitz in operation through the Christmas period targeting traffic infringements and drink driving.
