hydroponic equipment in raids across Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay

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Police have seized about $500,000 worth of drugs across the Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay Burnett region after a five-day operation.

Hydroponic growing systems, valued at $56,000 and used to produce cannabis, were discovered by police at 13 addresses and have since been destroyed.

Officers seized 156 cannabis plants and 12 kilograms of dried cannabis in the raids.

They have charged 17 people with 67 drug and weapons offences after last week executing 18 search warrants in Nambour, Mount Coolum, Glass House Mountains, Maleny and Glenwood.


The weapons offences relate to a sawn-off .22 bolt-action rimfire rifle and a crossbow, both of which were seized by police during the operation.

Detective Acting Superintendent Troy Pukallus of the Drug and Serious Crime Group said the drugs were being produced for local distribution and the operation had ensured "the community is safer ahead of the holiday period".

Acting Superintendent Pukallus said the investigation identified a surge in the sourcing of hydroponic equipment for cannabis production.

A 47-year-old Maleny man was charged with five counts of supplying dangerous drugs and will face the Nambour Magistrates Court in January.
 

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Red Eye Hero

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There was a case not long ago
(few years) of person who eat an edible this was b4 they had THC percentages abs testing the cunt got that high he jumped out of the window lol
 

Anoma

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Yeah I gotta wonder about the people in the US doing dabs and stuff.
 

vostok

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Taking in the raid this sawn off shotgun says the cops but wait theirs more ...when does a shotgun have a bolt? and thin barrel,...rank amatures growing here...anybody checked the meter to see if that too was fiddled? a typical asian trick I hear..
 

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Indy

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"Acting Superintendent fuckhead said the investigation identified a surge in the sourcing of hydroponic equipment for cannabis production."

this is the most interesting bit ^^^

In others words, it's likely they've managed to get the hydro/light gear supplier to squeal. That LED setup had a huge ammount of $$$ invested into it. Probably some DC who couldn't help but gob off to how big he was going to the Hydro guy, or whoever.
 

Indy

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Or X cops running hydro shops 🤔 ?

It's a old tactic that apparently QLD cops had tried in the past. But never seen anyone produce some facts that it has occured.

Though i do have it on good authority that one particular GC hydro supplier has opened his books up previously to the fuzz. The prosocuting officer apparently called in the hydro guy into court to give evidence
 

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In others words, it's likely they've managed to get the hydro/light gear supplier to squeal. That LED setup had a huge ammount of $$$ invested into it. Probably some DC who couldn't help but gob off to how big he was going to the Hydro guy, or whoever.
Agree. Is definately concerning though. They knew the value of it all too.
 
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