OMCG firearm and drug charges at Kingaroy

Police have charged two Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) members with firearm and drug offences as part of a state-wide operation targeting OMCGs.

Officers from Taskforce Maxima, with the assistance the Kingaroy CIB, executed multiple search warrants at residences in Kingaroy, Proston and Mererambi yesterday.

As result of the searches police located quantities of cocaine and cannabis, firearms and other weapons and clothing and paraphernalia associated to the Finks and Rebels OMCGs.

A 30-year-old Proston man, a Finks OMCG member, was charged with wearing a prohibited item in public, possession of a firearm, two counts of possession of a dangerous drug, two counts of possession of a utensil, two counts of possession of ammunition and possession of a weapon. He is due to appear Kingaroy Magistrates Court on 14 December 2020.

A 39-year-old Kingaroy man, a Rebels OMCG member, was charged with possession of a dangerous drug. He is due to appear Kingaroy Magistrates Court on 14 December 2020.

A 20-year-old Mererambi man was charged with two counts of possession of a dangerous drug. He is due to appear Kingaroy Magistrates Court on 14 December 2020.

A 23-year-old Mererambi woman was charged with two counts of possession of a dangerous drug. She is due to appear Kingaroy Magistrates Court on 14 December 2020.

A 43-year-old Kingaroy woman was charged with possession of a utensil. She is due to appear Kingaroy Magistrates Court on 14 December 2020.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

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