July 31, 2025
A 41-year-old Sunny Nook man has been charged after police conducted a wanding operation in Lamb Street, Murgon, last Friday.
Police allege the man was in possession of two knives, a replica handgun, drugs and drug utensils.
He has been charged with two counts each of possessing drugs, drug utensils and a knife in a public place.
He is due to appear in the Murgon Magistrates Court on August 26.
Darling Downs District police have conducted more than 360 wandings following the amendments to Jack’s Law on July 18.
Officers have carried out high visibility patrols using hand-held scanners to detect illegal weapons in public places as part of Operation Marshall.
Jack’s Law was introduced in response to the stabbing death of 17-year-old Jack Beasley on the Gold Coast in 2019.
