Ice, synthetic cannabis, steroids and guns have been seized by police in a series of Gold Coast raids targeting alleged Mongols-linked drug suppliers early on Wednesday.
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Detectives from the Queensland Police anti-bikie squad Taskforce Maxima, along with officers from the Gold Coast Rapid Action Patrol conducted six simultaneous early morning raids at Gold Coast addresses allegedly linked to the outlaw Mongols criminal motorcycle gang.
Three men, aged 31, 29 and 24, have been charged with a total of 13 drug, weapons and property offences.
Police will allege one of the men is a patched member of the Mongols. He remains in custody to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on Thursday.
The two remaining men have been released on bail, to appear at the same court on January 14 and February 2.
A fourth Varsity Lakes man, aged 31, was also subject to a drug diversion.
Taskforce Maxima detectives say the raids came after a Mongols associate provided information about their involvement in a Gold Coast drug ring.
It will be alleged the methamphetamine ice was found packaged for sale in the raids, as was synthetic cannabis, 457 vials of testosterone steroids and drug paraphernalia.
Weapons seized included three guns, among them a double barrelled shot gun, a smoke grenade, 250 rounds of ammunition and $1000 in cash.
Taskforce Maxima Acting Detective Inspector David Cove said the war on the bikie-fuelled drug trade on the Gold Coast was an ongoing one.
"We are rolling out continuous enforcement actions against these criminal gangs and arresting their members and criminal networks," he said.
"Today's arrests are evidence of that campaign and the success that's being achieved.
"We have ice removed from sale and the profit denied to the gangs, firearms seized from their hands and a CMG patched member arrested and charged.
"The QPS is taking on these gangs right across the state and we are pleased with our progress."
