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

The shocking haul stunned police.

By Katharina Loesche

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

The shocking haul stunned police.

By 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. Credit: QLD Police

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. 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