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Premium Content Subscriber only A Yeppoon criminal who was charged for possessing a loaded handgun and trafficking illicit drugs has had his appeal to overturn the charges denied. Jak Quinn Swayn accused police of conducting an “unlawful search” of his vehicle, from which evidence was used in a trial. Swayn was charged with one count of trafficking methylamphetamine, one count of supplying a handgun, one count of possession of methylamphetamine in a quantity exceeding two grams and one count of possession of a handgun in a public place. The charges arose from a police search of a vehicle Swayn was driving late on May 31 2020 in Brisbane. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Benjamin Anthony Khan - 0.119 The roofer was found by police in his vehicle, parked in a Zilzie median strip with the engine running, at midnight on March 27. He was unresponsive and officers tried to wake him. He appeared to be intoxicated so they tried to give him a breath test. Police prosecutor Sergeant Shaun Janes told the court Khan was uncooperative with police and tried to enter the vehicle again, so had to be restrained. He was taken back to the Rockhampton Police Station where he blew 0.119. âHe made full admissions of being the driver of the vehicle at the time,â Sergeant Janes said. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Two men were taken to hospital last night after an alleged assault outside a licensed premise on Normanby St, Yeppoon. Emergency services were called to reports of the alleged incident at 12.08am on Sunday. According to a Queensland Police Service spokeswoman, two men, aged 31 and 40 years old, were allegedly punched causing them to fall to the ground. The spokeswoman said the alleged offender ran from the scene and was picked up by a car. Both men were transported to Capricorn Coast Hospital in stable conditions with head injuries. The Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said no one had been arrested or charged over the alleged incident. ....