More than 90 charges have been laid following a targeted deployment by the State Flying Squad (SFS) in Logan, providing local police and specialist units with extra frontline support.
During the 8-day deployment that finished last week, SFS investigators charged 8 adults with 73 offences and 6 young people with 21 offences.
Of note, a German Shepherd puppy was returned to its family after it was transferred in an allegedly fraudulent transaction.
Police will allege a 33-year-old Edens Landing man tried to buy the puppy, showing the victim false proof of payment before taking the dog.
The man relinquished the dog to Queensland Police Service, who then reunited the pup with its original owner.
The Edens Landing man was charged with one count of fraud, before further investigations resulted in him also being charged with 43 counts of supply dangerous drugs, 3 counts of stealing, 2 counts of supply medicines and one count of possess things used.
He is expected to appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on 5 November.
In another notable operation, the SFS collaborated with local police and other specialist units including PolAir and the Public Safety Response Team (PSRT) to locate and arrest a 26-year-old Buccan man wanted on a return to prison warrant for numerous drug and property offences.
He was remanded in custody and is expected to appear in Beaudesert Magistrates Court on 24 November.
Detective Inspector Joe Nixon of the State Flying Squad said removing prolific repeat offenders such as these from communities has an enormous impact on community safety.
“The additional support, resources and investigative capacity the State Flying Squad deliver during a deployment significantly boost police capability to locate offenders and action their arrest,” Detective Inspector Nixon said.
“Removing serious repeat offenders from the streets goes a long way towards reducing the number of victims of crime in a community, and we’ll continue to deploy across Queensland to provide surge capacity, enabling more of these swift and efficient enforcement operations, as needed.”
