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Driver busted with arsenal of knives, drugs and suspected stolen goods in Cairns CBD

The shocking haul stunned police.
Katharina LoescheBy Katharina Loesche

Cairns driver busted with drugs, knives, and stolen goods

Cairns driver busted with drugs, knives, and stolen goods

Driver busted with arsenal of knives, drugs and suspected stolen goods in Cairns CBD

The shocking haul stunned police.
Katharina LoescheBy Katharina Loesche

A 41-year-old driver has been charged after police uncovered a cache of weapons, drugs, and suspected stolen property during a dramatic early-morning intercept

Officers pulled over a Holden Commodore on Hartley St about 4am in Cairns’ CBD, Queensland, on Tuesday.

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He was given a roadside drug test which allegedly returned a positive result.

During a search of the car, police allegedly uncovered 16 bladed weapons including an axe, cannabis, jewellery believed to be stolen, and a cigarette lighter shaped like a firearm.

Body-worn camera vision shows officers pulling multiple large knives from the vehicle.

A shocking haul: 16 knives, an axe, cannabis, and suspected stolen jewellery seized in a single traffic stop.
A shocking haul: 16 knives, an axe, cannabis, and suspected stolen jewellery seized in a single traffic stop. Credit: QLD Police
Officers uncover multiple knives hidden inside the suspect’s backpack.
Officers uncover multiple knives hidden inside the suspect’s backpack. Credit: QLD Police
An axe, among a cache of weapons, removed from the man’s backpack during the search.
An axe, among a cache of weapons, removed from the man’s backpack during the search. Credit: QLD Police

The Holloways Beach man was arrested at the scene and charged with multiple offences, including possessing dangerous drugs, carrying a knife in public, unlicensed driving, driving under the influence of drugs, and unlawful possession of suspected stolen property

He was refused bail and is due to face Cairns Magistrates Court this week.

A close-up of knives allegedly carried by the arrested man during the police stop.
A close-up of knives allegedly carried by the arrested man during the police stop. Credit: QLD Police

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