Twelve people were arrested by police overnight after they allegedly participated in online drug sales via a social media site

As part of a state-first operation to stop the illegal drug trade on social media, Queensland Police have detained 12 persons.

Detectives from the Logan Major and Organized Crime Squad pretended to be consumers on websites like Me We as part of Operation Uniform Riding, which was started in response to concerns about drug trafficking in south-east Queensland.

Since the beginning of the year, officers have acquired varied quantities of narcotics, including LSD, magic mushrooms, and chocolates laced with THC.

On Thursday at around 5 p.m., investigators carried out 11 search warrants at neighborhoods between Redland Bay and Redcliffe.

Many of those detained, according to Superintendent Smith, had clean records.

Police said that throughout their investigation, they found substantial amounts of cash, a tiny hydroponic system, cocaine, MDMA, and methylamphetamine.

In relation to trafficking, supplying, and possession of dangerous narcotics, charges were brought against a 40-year-old Tingalpa man, a 22-year-old Slacks Creek man, a 49-year-old Alexander Hills man, a 28-year-old Margate man, a 36-year-old Inala man, and a 22-year-old Tingalpa woman.

A 28-year-old Tingalpa man was accused of having a gun in his possession.

For the Logan Organized Crime Group and the social media site MeWe, this is a “investigative first.”

Superintendent Smith said, “If you‘re on the internet selling or trying to obtain something illegal, there is a big chance that you’re talking to a police officer.”

The five more suspects, whose ages varied from 22 to 39, were charged with a number of offenses, including narcotics trafficking, distribution, and possession.

At a later time, all 12 defendants will show up in court.