What started out as a usual roadside stop by police turned into an arrest after officers allegedly discovered the near million-dollar cargo. Officers from Dubbo’s Traffic and Highway Patrol Command stopped two Queensland men on the Newell Highway in Coonabarabran, in NSW, on Wednesday. One of the men tried toContinue Reading
If you need more convincing to stay sun smart, look no further than this man. Leigh Raaschou was a junior lifesaver in Victoria and worked outside most of his life and “never wore a hat, never wore sunscreen and this is the result of that”. “As you can see byContinue Reading
Police have arrested more than 70 people and seized 15 firearms in a massive anti-gang operation following a string of high-profile shootings. Officers from NSW Police’s elite Raptor Squad laid a whopping 243 charges during the five-day operation targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs last week. The operation, which was part ofContinue Reading
Police have seized a staggering $60m worth of cannabis from Queensland’s southeast believed to be linked to a “sophisticated” syndicate. More than 10 people were charged following the twin raids at rural properties in Coonambula and Mount Maria on July 28. Detectives allegedly uncovered a whopping 4932 cannabis plants rangingContinue Reading
Police have warned those thinking of using the web for illegal activities after a dramatic arrest of one man accused of using the dark web to supply drugs. A NSW Police Strike Force set up to catch people using dark web marketplaces to supply prohibited drugs across the state wasContinue Reading
Three people have been arrested and charged after a multimillion-dollar weed bust southwest of Sydney. Police raided a rural property on Prices Road, Douglas Park in the state’s Macarthur Region at about 1.40pm on Friday, with back up from the Public Order and Riot Squad and Dog Squad. It’s allegedContinue Reading
Friends and loved ones have expressed their horror at discovering the former captain of a prestigious South Australian private school had been charged with murder. Former Trinity College vice-captain Marco Yandle, 19, was this week charged with the murder of 38-year-old Steven Murphy, as was his father, Keith Yandle, 46.Continue Reading
Legalising cannabis could generate $28 billion in taxes, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office, and allow the government to increase the dole by $80 a week. The Greens have commissioned the PBO to war game the revenue that could flow from legalisation, a path embraced by Canada, where marijuana canContinue Reading
Two men have been arrested after police allegedly discovered a camouflaged underground drug bunker. South Australian police searched a semirural property in Coromandel East on Monday where they found the “elaborate underground bunker” allegedly hiding drugs and firearms. Police seized 18 cannabis plants being grown hydroponically, 1.5 pounds of driedContinue Reading
It might look like any other building on an industrial street in Melbourne’s suburbs, but this red brick factory held a major secret. On Friday morning following a community tip off, Victorian police swooped in on a commercial property on Wannan Street in Highett, where they found a “sophisticated” hydroponicContinue Reading