On Tuesday 21 November 2023, detectives from the Drug and Serious Crime Group executed a search warrant at a rural property in Rosedale as part of Operation Victor Alon, an investigation into organised crime groups operating across Queensland.[1][2] Inside 26 greenhouses they seized 13,670 cannabis plants and 15,088 grams of dried cannabis, which police valued at about $68.5 million.[1][2]

Six people aged 27 to 40 were arrested at the property and charged with producing and possessing dangerous drugs and possessing items used in crime.[1][2] All were denied bail and expected to appear at Bundaberg Magistrates Court in the coming days.[1][2] Police said two of those arrested were alleged to be unlawful citizens who would be referred to the Australian Border Force.[1][2]

Detectives said the raid came two weeks after a similar seizure at Gungaloon on 7 November and were investigating links between the two farms.[1][2] Detective Inspector Brad Phelps said the Rosedale farm was the seventh disrupted that year by the Drug and Serious Crime Group across its operations.[1][2]