Brisbane man arrested at airport as part of Australia's largest cocaine seizure
The 41-year-old man was charged with drugs and firearms offences after AFP and Queensland police officers conducted a search warrant at a Kangaroo Point home.
A Brisbane man has been arrested as part of Operation Minjiang, Australia's largest cocaine seizure, according to ABC News AU. The operation led to the seizure of 2.78 tonnes of cocaine and 142kg of methamphetamine. The drugs are believed to have been moved from a safe house in Petrie, north of Brisbane, to Loganholme in Brisbane's south, and then shipped to Sydney's west.
The arrested man is charged with possessing a commercial quantity of border-controlled drugs and dealing with property suspected of being proceeds of crime. A separate search warrant in NSW resulted in the arrest of a 23-year-old man charged with firearm and drug offences, along with the seizure of 28g of cocaine, a semi-automatic 9mm pistol, a sawn-off shotgun, and $10,000 in cash. The operation remains ongoing, with additional charges expected.
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