Police have charged three people with 21 offences and seized a quantity of drugs as part of an operation established in October 2024 to disrupt the production, sale and use of dangerous drugs on the Sunshine Coast.
Kawana Waters Officer in Charge Senior Sergeant Mark Cordwell said dangerous drugs have no place on the Sunshine Coast.
“Despite the closure of this operation, police remain focused on preventing and disrupting the movement and use of dangerous drugs,” Senior Sergeant Cordwell said.
“It’s not accepted in this community and I thank the officers involved for their determination in identifying these people and putting them before the courts.”
After extensive investigations, officers from Kawana Waters, Caloundra and Caloundra South stations, alongside the Sunshine Coast Tactical Crime Squad, executed a number of search warrants on 22 January on homes in Minyama, Mountain Creek, and Nirimba. A vehicle in Minyama was also searched.
As a result, it will be alleged police found and seized 766g MDMA, 118g Cocaine, 785g Cannabis, one cannabis plant, $4100 cash and eight mobile phones.
A 51-year-old Mountain Creek woman has been charged with four counts of possessing dangerous drugs and one count each of producing dangerous drugs, possession of property suspected of being the proceeds of an offence under the Drugs Misuse Act, possessing property suspect of having been used in the connection with the commission of a drug crime and possessing utensils or pipes etc for use.
She is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on 12 February.
A 20-year-old Minyama man has been charged with three counts of possessing dangerous drugs and one count each of contravening an order about information necessary to access information stored electronically, possessing counterfeit money, possessing property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence, possession of property suspected of being the proceeds of an offence under Drugs Misuse Act and possessing utensils or pipes etc for use.
He is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on 27 February.
A 21-year-old Minyama woman has been charged with one count of supplying dangerous drugs.
She is due to appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on 27 February.
A 54-year-old Minyama man was offered a drug diversion.
Investigations are ongoing and more charges are expected.
Anyone with information regarding the production and distribution of dangerous drugs is urged to contact police.
Police encourage anyone in our community that is suffering from drug dependence to seek support from Queensland Health’s Alcohol and Drug Information Service.
