State Flying Squad charges 14 in Logan deployment, returns puppy
An eight-day State Flying Squad deployment in Logan led to more than 90 charges, including fraud over a German Shepherd puppy, police say.
More than 90 charges have been laid after the Queensland Police Service State Flying Squad (SFS) completed a targeted deployment in Logan, giving local police and specialist units extra frontline support.
During the eight-day deployment, which finished last week, SFS investigators charged eight adults with 73 offences and six young people with 21 offences.
Among the cases, 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. He relinquished the dog to police, who reunited it with its original owner.
The man was charged with one count of fraud. Further investigations led to charges of 43 counts of supply dangerous drugs, three counts of stealing, two 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 operation, the SFS worked with local police and other specialist units, including PolAir and the Public Safety Response Team, to locate and arrest a 26-year-old Buccan man. He was 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 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."
Anyone with information for police can contact Policelink using the online suspicious activity form, available 24 hours a day via the Queensland Police Service website. Crime information can also be reported anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or through the Crime Stoppers Queensland website.
This report is based on information released by Queensland Police Service.