August 12, 2020
Five men have been charged with a range of offences after police allegedly seized a sawn-off shotgun and drugs in a vehicle in Murgon on Tuesday night.
A police spokesperson said police stopped a vehicle on Borcherts Hill Road about 9:10pm.
During the intercept, police allegedly located two firearms – including the shotgun – ammunition, drugs and a large amount of alcohol.
A 35-year-old Kallangur man has been charged with seven offences including unlawful possession of weapons and drug possession.
He was due to appear in Murgon Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
A 22-year-old Kallangur man has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and attempting to take alcohol into a restricted area.
He was also scheduled to appear in Murgon Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Two 27-year-old men, from Chermside and Kallangur, and a 26-year-old man from Kallangur were charged in relation to attempting to take liquor into a restricted area.
They are due to appear in Murgon Magistrates Court on September 8.
