A LARGE amount of dried cannabis and an unregistered firearm were discovered at a Storm King property after Stanthorpe police and the Stock and Rural Crime Investigation Squad executed a warrant there last week.

Stanthorpe Police officer-in- charge Senior Sergeant Mark Ireland said the 4kg drug seizure was a substantial quantity for the area.

“It’s hard to say whether it was meant for the street or not and if we have kept it off the street, but it is a good find,” he said.

“We are regularly executing search warrants and getting hits.”

A 37-year-old man will appear in the Stanthorpe Magistrates Court in August in relation to the bust.

The warrant was a part of Operation Tancred, targeting rural crime on properties in the area.

A spate of drink drivers was also nabbed in the Stanthorpe area during the past week with a 39-year-old woman blowing an extreme reading of .407%, more than eight times over the legal limit.

A 38-year-old Inglewood man was caught for two offences after he was pulled over for failing to stop at a stop sign and then blew a reading of .051%.

A 25 year-old man was also caught driving with a blood alcohol reading of .135%.

Other traffic offenders charged in the Stanthorpe area included a 30-year-old man intercepted driving while unlicensed and a 27-year-old man caught at The Summit driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle, and displaying cancelled registration plates.

Officer-in-charge of the Stanthorpe Traffic Branch, Sergeant Daniel O’Dea, said police had recently received numerous inquiries in relation to unrestrained loads.

“Every year road users are injured or killed in crashes caused by unrestrained loads,” he said.

“This occurs when heavy objects fall from vehicles on to other vehicles or pedestrians, drivers swerve to avoid falling or fallen items from vehicles or spillage on roads from lost loads causes vehicles to lose control,” he said.

“Unrestrained loads crash into vehicle cabins during emergency braking and vehicles overturn because of loads shifting while cornering.”

Sergeant O’Dea said whether people drove a utility, truck or were towing a trailer, it was their responsibility to ensure the load was secure and safe.

“Failure to do so may result in a serious crash or a penalty of up to $500,” he said.

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