THERE were 21 people arrested during a large scale drug bust operation who were scheduled for the Mount Isa Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
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Their drug related charges were all adjourned next year to Wednesday, January 18.
These were most of the people arrested and charged following two police operations North Caliper and Oscar Lake. Search warrants were executed for their arrests on July 26.
Alleged ringleader Lee James Freestone’s charges are through the Cairns Magistrates Court.
The 37-year-old’s next court mention is on January 25.
Mr Freestone is accused of two charges of supplying dangerous drugs, trafficking dangerous drugs, and possessing property used in the connection of a crime.
About 30 people have been charged following the culmination of the two year police operations based in Cairns and Mount Isa, with some accused not immediately found after the majority were arrested.
The accused that appeared in the Mount Isa court on Wednesday included Shane Michael Parkes, 33, Kayne Gerard Slann, 25, and Dane Robert Inwood, 32.
