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Acting Senior Sergeant Brad Johannesen with a .410 shotgun and some of the cannabis plants allegedly found at a property near Nanango during a recent raid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Police photograph cannabis plants seized during recent raids in the South Burnett area (Photo: QPS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 24, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett and Darling Downs police have charged 19 people with 45 offences following a co-ordinated series of drug raids across the region last week.<\/p>\n

Acting Senior Sergeant Brad Johannesen, from Kingaroy Police, said “Operation News” began on Wednesday and ended on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Police from the Darling Downs District Tactical Crime Squad joined with local police from Blackbutt, Cooyar, Kingaroy, Nanango and Yarraman to search a string of town and rural properties.<\/p>\n

Acting Snr Sgt Johannesen said a 48-year-old Nanango man will face six drugs charges – including producing and supplying dangerous drugs – and two weapons offences after a search warrant was executed on his Nanango property.<\/p>\n

Police will allege they found 230 cannabis plants, some over 2m tall, as well as a quantity of cannabis seed and dried cannabis leaf, along with a .410 shotgun and nunchucks.<\/p>\n

The man has been bailed to re-appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on March 30.<\/p>\n

Thirteen people, facing a total of 26 charges, have been issued with Notices To Appear in either Kingaroy or Nanango courts.<\/p>\n

Five people, facing a total of 11 charges, have been offered the opportunity to attend a Drug Diversion Assessment Program.<\/p>\n

Senior Sergeant Scott Stahlhut, officer-in-charge of the Darling Downs District Tactical Crime Squad, said Operation News was a “collaborative saturation-type operation” which had been driven by intelligence and information provided by the community.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said the Darling Downs-based squad was a highly mobile unit which has a strong focus on illicit drug investigations.<\/p>\n

“The Tactical Crime Squad will continue to patrol areas in the northern Darling Downs and into the South Burnett,” he said.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy police now have the problem of storing the illicit drugs recovered until experts can inspect and certify the plants.<\/p>\n

At the moment, two cells in the Kingaroy Watchhouse are filled with cannabis plants awaiting scientific examination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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