Thousands of Queensland Youths Arrested in Year-Long Crackdown

Published on March 11, 2024

More than 4,000 children have been arrested and hit with nearly 8000 charges in Queensland during the past 12 months in a crack down on crime. Operation Whiskey Unison was launched by Queensland Police in March 2023 to prevent and disrupt youth crime in the state. The results of the operation were 11,023 people arrested on 17,791 charges, including drug, weapons, traffic, property crime and bail offences. Of the total group of offenders, 4,149 are children facing 7,551 charges. ‘We know this is just the beginning of what will be a long road of persistent efforts,” Acting Assistant Commissioner Andrew Massingham told reporters on March 10. Brisbane, Logan, Gold Coast and far north Queensland recorded the majority of arrests in the past year....

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