A 17-year-old boy is among two people who have been charged after they were busted carrying knives during a major wanding blitz across the Gold Coast.
Police swarmed our major transport hubs and shopping centres last Thursday, carrying out the random searches as part of a crackdown on knife crime.
Officers conducted 110 handheld scanning operations, 92 street checks, 7 full shopping centre walk-throughs, and 86 community engagements.
During the operation, a 37-year-old man was pulled up by police near a light rail stop at Southport.
The Currumbin man allegedly confessed to carrying a knife in his backpack.
“A search of his property also revealed a drug utensil,” Gold Coast police said.
He was charged with possession of a knife in a public place or a school, commit public nuisance and possess utensils or pipes etc that had been used.
Meantime, a 17-year-old boy from Currumbin Waters also handed over a knife during a wanding operation at Pacific Fair.
He was charged with possession of a knife in a public place or a school.
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Acting Superintendent Scott Knowles said the operation demonstrated the ongoing commitment to keeping the community safe.
“Community safety is always at the forefront of our operations,” Acting Superintendent Knowles said.
“By maintaining a strong police presence in areas frequented by the public, we were able to intervene early, prevent potential incidents, and remove dangerous items such as knives from the community.
“We’ve seen firsthand how effective these operations have been in reducing knife crime and the recent extension of Jack’s Law in new authorised locations enhances our ability to take dangerous items off the streets”.
