Police Net $2.4 Million In Drugs and Property From Organised Crime
Published Tuesday, 18 September, 2007 at 09:49 AM
Minister for Police, Corrective Services and Sport
The Honourable Judy Spence
Police Minister Judy Spence has revealed Queensland Police Officers seized drugs and property with a street value of more than $2.4 million as a result of special investigations into organised crime during the past year.
Tabling the Seventh Annual Report of the Controlled Operations Committee in State Parliament, Ms Spence said the undercover operations saw 118 people arrested on a total of 819 charges, while police also confiscated a large amount of drugs during 2006-07.
“The undercover police who daily risk their lives in covert roles and whose names and identities cannot be publicly revealed, are to be congratulated for keeping these drugs off our streets and out of our nightclubs and schools,” Ms Spence said.
“Drugs including ecstasy, amphetamines, cannabis leaf and plants, cocaine and heroin were seized to the value of $1.09 million.”
Ms Spence said 2.6 kilograms of Amphetamine/Methyl-Amphetamine and 6,787 ecstacy/MDMA tablets seized by police had a combined street value of more than $693,000.
“Property, motor vehicles, cash and other items worth more than $1.3 million were also found,” Ms Spence said.
“During the 2006-07 financial year, police took part in 46 approved controlled operations with 21 of those now finalised.”
Ms Spence said a controlled operation enabled police to take part in activities that may be illegal as part of an investigation.
“Under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, police can make an application to the Controlled Operations Committee to use these powers, providing it is an investigation into a suspected indictable offence, a suspected misconduct offence or suspected organised crime.”
“This Government and the Queensland Police Service will not tolerate people who deal and use illegal drugs and police will do all they can within their powers to reduce the amount of drugs on our streets,” Ms Spence said.
Media Contact: Troy Davies 3239 6218, 0439 673 287
Tabling the Seventh Annual Report of the Controlled Operations Committee in State Parliament, Ms Spence said the undercover operations saw 118 people arrested on a total of 819 charges, while police also confiscated a large amount of drugs during 2006-07.
“The undercover police who daily risk their lives in covert roles and whose names and identities cannot be publicly revealed, are to be congratulated for keeping these drugs off our streets and out of our nightclubs and schools,” Ms Spence said.
“Drugs including ecstasy, amphetamines, cannabis leaf and plants, cocaine and heroin were seized to the value of $1.09 million.”
Ms Spence said 2.6 kilograms of Amphetamine/Methyl-Amphetamine and 6,787 ecstacy/MDMA tablets seized by police had a combined street value of more than $693,000.
“Property, motor vehicles, cash and other items worth more than $1.3 million were also found,” Ms Spence said.
“During the 2006-07 financial year, police took part in 46 approved controlled operations with 21 of those now finalised.”
Ms Spence said a controlled operation enabled police to take part in activities that may be illegal as part of an investigation.
“Under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, police can make an application to the Controlled Operations Committee to use these powers, providing it is an investigation into a suspected indictable offence, a suspected misconduct offence or suspected organised crime.”
“This Government and the Queensland Police Service will not tolerate people who deal and use illegal drugs and police will do all they can within their powers to reduce the amount of drugs on our streets,” Ms Spence said.
Media Contact: Troy Davies 3239 6218, 0439 673 287