Detectives from Bowen Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), with the assistance of Whitsunday Tactical Crime Squad officers, have charged seven people with 24 offences following a series of search warrant investigations in the Bowen area in late July. As part of Operation Mackay Essence, police also conducted 43 street checks and administered 383 roadside breath tests (RBTs) and roadside drug tests (RDTs). Police will allege that on 16 July, a 22…
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