Operation Whiskey Legion has wrapped up its return to Ipswich with more than 87 firearms seized during its deployment across the district.
While targeting illegal firearms, officers also focused on the storage of legal firearms, with many found to be incorrectly stored during the 18 audits that were conducted.
On November 11, officers arrested a 41-year-old Silkstone man in relation to a drug investigation.
It will be alleged that at the time of the arrest, police located a loaded firearm on the man and a quantity of drugs on himself and inside his vehicle.
Two subsequent search warrants on Riverview properties led to the alleged location and seizure of a large quantity of drugs and an additional five firearms.
The man has been charged with five counts of possessing of dangerous drugs, and one count each of unlawful possession of a weapon, possessing relevant substance, supplying dangerous drugs, possession of property suspected of being the proceeds of an offence under Drugs Misuse Act, possession of property suspected of having being acquired for the purpose of committing a drug offence and possess tainted property.
He was remanded in custody and is expected to reappear on November 22.
A man has had his firearms licence revoked following a firearm security audit by police at a Rosewood property.
It will be alleged police located 31 firearms incorrectly stored and seized them.
The 76-year-old Rosewood man has been charged with one count of secure storage of weapons – registered owner and is expected to appear before Ipswich Magistrate Court on December 3.
