Six people have been arrested following a seven-month investigation into drug trafficking in the Cairns and Far North area.
Operation Whiskey Oaklands was launched in May with the focus of keeping harmful substances off the streets.
Earlier this month, police conducted 10 search warrants in Tully, Cairns, Innisfail and Hervey Bay, resulting the 6 alleged offenders charged with a combined 24 offences.
A 24-year-old Redlynch man was arrested in 3 on November 2024.
He was charged with one count each of trafficking in dangerous drugs, possess anything used in connection with a crime, and possess dangerous drug.
He is due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on November 18.
On 3 November 2024, police executed a search warrant at a Mooroobool address and allegedly seized a quantity of cocaine, steroids, and more than $130,000 in cash.
A 41-year-old Mooroobool man was charged with five counts of possessing dangerous drugs and possess pipes that have been used.
He is due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on November 26.
On October 30, a 29-year-old male and a 29-year-old female from Edmonton were both charged with one count each of trafficking dangerous drugs.
They are both due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on November 15.
Officer in charge of Major Organised Crime Squad Far Northern Detective Senior Sergeant Brad Grace says dangerous drugs have no place in the Far North community.
“Operation Whiskey Oaklands demonstrates our ongoing focus on keeping harmful substances off the streets, and we will continue to act against anyone involved in trafficking dangerous drugs.
“We continue to encourage the community to report suspicious behaviour to Policelink, or anonymous via Crime Stoppers, to help us target illicit substances.”
