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Queensland police have destroyed thousands of dollars worth of hydroponic equipment to warn people off growing cannabis locally due to state border closures, reports the AAP.
The $56,000 worth of equipment was seized and destroyed in 18 weekend raids, which led to 17 people being charged with 67 offences, in the Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay-Burnett regions.
This operation will impact drug availability on the Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay Burnett region, making the community safer ahead of the holiday period.
It also sends a message to those involved in the illicit drug market, who may have turned to locally producing cannabis as a result of supply issues with the border closures of COVID-19: know that police will continue taking every opportunity to target and disrupt your criminal behaviour.
It seems one of those two new cases from the Anglicare-run aged care home in Brompton was a false positive, according to a media release from the organisation.
One further employee has tested positive to Covid-19. Test results for another employee are being reviewed following a potential false positive result. Contact tracing for these two employees is underway.
All residents have been tested and all have returned negative test results. They will be retested at 72 hours and day 12.
One further AnglicareSA Brompton employee has tested positive to #COVID19sa. Test results for another are being reviewed after a potential false positive. Contact tracing is underway. All test results from residents have returned negative. They’ll be retested at 72 hrs & day 12.
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