Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into Comanchero bikies after police raided three properties in Brisbane and found drugs, mobile phones and more than $100,000 in cash.
Detectives from Taskforce Maxima investigating the alleged supply and possession of illicit drugs by associates of the Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Gang arrested two men on drug related offences.
Police said they found $103,000 in cash, 20 mobile phones, cocaine, cannabis, steroids, prescription medication and drug utensils during searches of properties across Norman Park, Coorparoo, and Browns Plains on April 23.
A 33-year-old Norman Park man was charged with possession of dangerous drugs (cannabis) and possession property suspected of being used in the commission of a drug offence.
He is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 28.
A 33-year-old Browns Plains man was charged with possessing tainted property and contravening a direction. He is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 8.
Detective Acting Superintendent Craig McGrath, of the Organised Crime Gangs Group, said the search warrants were part of an ongoing investigation, Operation Sierra Maryland, targeting alleged criminal activity by members of the Comancheros.
“Operation Sierra Maryland is an ongoing investigation by detectives and intelligence specialists attached to Taskforce Maxima and the Organised Crime Gangs Group,” he said.
“We will be unyielding in investigating and prosecuting members of [motorcycle gang members] engaged in criminal activity, and disrupting and dismantling the drug supply networks that harm our community.”
