Drug charges at Townsville

Police have charged a woman and a man after conducting a search warrant on a property at Deeragun yesterday.

Just after 7:30am, police intercepted an unregistered vehicle on Ironbark Road. Officers conducted a search of the vehicle and located a sum of cash.

A 27-year-old female driver was charged with driving a motor vehicle without a license and driving a vehicle unregistered and uninsured.

Investigations led police to a property on Summerland Drive where a search warrant was executed.

Officers located a quantity of drugs including methylamphetamine and cannabis. They also located an allegedly unauthorised firearm, ammunition and a large sum of cash.

A 33-year-old man was charged with a total of 16 offences including trafficking dangerous drugs, possessing dangerous drugs, possessing property obtained from trafficking, unlawful possession of a firearm and unauthorised ammunition.

In addition to the traffic-related offences, the 27-year-old North Ward woman was also charged with the same offences.

The pair are due to appear in Townsville Magistrates Court today.

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