General News
5 August, 2026
Drugs stashed in socks
A MAREEBA man has been charged with a slew of drug offences after authorities seized a significant quantity of drugs stashed inside socks and cash from his residence last week.
Officers from the Tablelands Criminal Investigation Branch and Tablelands Property Crime Unit charged a 59-year-old Mareeba man with drug offences on 26 July. This follows the charging of multiple locals over drug offences the week prior.
Police executed a search warrant at a Fraser Street address and allegedly located a significant quantity of methylamphetamine, cocaine, cannabis and $5000 in cash. It will be alleged the cocaine and methylamphetamine was found inside two socks in the backyard of the property.
The man was charged with one count each of possessing dangerous drugs Schedule 1 drug quantity of or exceeding Schedule 4, possessing dangerous drugs Schedule 1 drug quantity of or exceeding Schedule 3 but less than schedule 4, possessing dangerous drugs, possess utensils or pipes that had been used, possession of property suspected of being acquired with proceeds of an offence under Drugs Misuse Act.
He was remanded in custody and will reappear in the Mareeba Magistrate’s Court on 28 September.
