May 20, 2026
Two men have been charged by Brisbane police with card-skimming offences, including alleged incidents in Kingaroy.
Indooroopilly detectives have charged the two male Romanian nationals, aged 36 and 39, with a total of 390 offences.
Police will allege the pair conducted a variety of card-skimming fraud offences between February and May at businesses and ATMs.
Detectives established Operation Yankee Iron Tread in April to investigate incidents which had occurred mainly across Brisbane and Caboolture.
On Tuesday, police executed a search warrant at an address in Boronia Heights where the two men were arrested.
Police allegedly seized $20,000 in cash, skimming devices, identification information and template bank cards.
They were expected to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
