Seven charged as Queensland police seize 15,680 plants at Boondooma
Queensland police raided a former cattle station at Boondooma on 5 August 2022, seizing 15,680 cannabis plants and 50 kg of dried cannabis worth an estimated $39.9 million. Seven men were charged with producing and possessing a dangerous drug over the syndicate-linked grow.
🇦🇺 former cattle station, Boondooma, South Burnett Region, Queensland · Queensland, Australia
Toowoomba police with the Drug and Serious Crime Group and Proston police
executed a search warrant at a former cattle station at Boondooma, about 110
km north-west of Kingaroy, at about 6 a.m. on 5 August 2022.[1]On the
property, bought only six months earlier for its remoteness, police found
several greenhouses measuring about 130 by 60 metres.[1][2]
Inside, officers seized about 15,680 cannabis plants and 50 kg of dried
cannabis, plus generators and hydroponic equipment, with an estimated street
value of $39.9 million.[1][2]All seized plants were destroyed and the
equipment dismantled.[1]
Seven men aged 35 to 46 were arrested and each charged with one count of
producing and one count of possessing a dangerous drug.[1][2]They appeared
in Murgon Magistrates Court and were remanded in custody to reappear on 16
August.[1][2]
The raid followed an 18 July intercept on the Warrego Highway at Helidon, where
officers found about 200 kg of processed cannabis in a Brisbane-bound vehicle
that police allege came from the Boondooma property.[1][2]
Photos and video
An aerial shot of seized cannabis burning after the Boondooma raid. Supplied by Queensland Police ServicePhoto details
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