Gold Coast Police have arrested two people and seized more than $630,000 worth of drugs in a shocking find during proactive patrols for ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Detectives from the Gold Coast Major and Organised Crime Squad were deployed to conduct patrols focused on community safety ahead of the wild weather unfolding.
The incident occurred on Thursday about 11.30am at Burleigh Heads, when police observed a man on a motorbike place a bag in a parked silver VW Golf before driving away from the scene.
Officers then intercepted the vehicle and located 2.1kg of methamphetamine, 22.6 grams of heroin, a small quantity of cannabis and cash, mobile phones, a taser and flick knife.
According to police, the driver of the vehicle was a 46-year-old Indooroopilly man, who has since been taken into custody.
“Obviously I just saw that motorbike pull up and drop something in the back of the car,” an officer said in footage released by police.
The 46-year-old has been charged with three counts of possessing dangerous drugs, two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon and one count each of supply dangerous drugs, possess thing used in commission of a crime, possess property suspected to be proceeds of crime and possess utensils.
While police were searching the vehicle, a 37-year-old Browns Plains man approached them allegedly stating his backpack was in the vehicle.
“Why is your backpack in the car?” an officer questioned the man.
Police will allege the man was the driver of the motorbike and was subsequently taken into custody.
He has been charged with one count each of possess dangerous drugs, supply dangerous drugs, possess thing used in crime, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and disqualified driving.
A stolen Ducati Panigale motorbike nearby was also seized.
Both men are expected to appear before Cairns Magistrates Court today, via videolink.
Investigations remain ongoing.
