Detective Superintendent Tony Fleming, the Brisbane Region Crime and Intelligence Coordinator, praised detectives involved.
Five men - between 25 and 28 - were charged with trafficking dangerous drugs, among other offences, and will appear in court on Saturday
Detective Inspector Glen Farmer said the operation made the city a safer place
He said police successfully dismantled a sophisticated alleged cocaine supply network
He said police would continue to target alleged drug networks in the city. Every week we see the harm illicit drugs cause people in Brisbane, particularly in terms of violence, Detective Inspector Fleming said. The impact of illicit drugs on people s safety is common in the calls for service to Queensland Police.
22:31 EDT, 9 December 2020
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A suspended Queensland nurse charged with drugging and sexually assaulting 31 women has been hit with more than 130 additional offences by police.
The 30-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had his case mentioned in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday.
He is in custody and was not in court. The man was first charged with 10 offences in August.
Police allege he used sedatives to drug multiple women he met on social media dating sites before sexually assaulting them.
A suspended male nurse has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting 31 women between 2016 and 2020 (stock image)
Some of the offences the former nurse has been charged with include 46 counts of rape and unlawful possession of restricted drugs (stock image)