Police have charged a 31-year-old Nambour man with 15 drug and weapons offences following a protracted investigation resulting in his arrest at a Mossy Bank Road property in Eudlo on December 10.
Officers from the Sunshine Coast District Gang Squad and Special Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant, locating and seizing six firearms, a bayonet, ammunition, a large quantity of cash, methylamphetamine, cocaine, electronic scales and encrypted phones.
The Nambour man was charged with six counts of unlawful possession of a weapon (category D/H/R), four counts of possessing dangerous drugs (methylamphetamine, cocaine, lysergide, buprenorphine), and one count each of offence to buy S4/S8 medications, possess property suspected of having been acquired to commit a drug offence (scales, cash encrypted communication device), possess utensils, authority required to possess explosives and unlawful possession of a weapon (category A,B or M).
He was remanded in custody and will next appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on January 22.
Senior Sergeant Scott Wiggins of the Sunshine Coast District Tactical Crime Squad said the arrest and seizure is a great result for local police and will greatly benefit the Sunshine Coast community.
"The arrest of such a serious offender is a step towards making the Sunshine Coast community safer," Senior Sergeant Wiggins said.
"We'll continue to conduct protracted investigations and channel our resources to ensure we get as many drugs and weapons off our streets as possible, and to keep detecting and disrupting this kind of serious criminal activity."
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