Nearly 20 Kilograms of Drugs Plus Ammunition, Fireworks All Seized in One Raid

Police officers carrying out a search warrant as part of a drugs operation found more than they expected at the home of a Queensland man.

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Officers from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Queensland Police Service (QPS) found more than they expected when they raided the properties of a Queensland man as part of a joint Taskforce Venator drug trafficking investigation.

While most traffickers tend to specialise in one drug—or at least handle one type at a time—the 50-year-old had almost 20 kilograms of a variety of drugs, as well as ammunition and fireworks, inside a commercial premises in Newstead.