A car has been seized as a result of a hooning blitz in Tamborine on March 6.
Police have used a number of overt strategies to target hoons, following numerous reports of illegal race meets at Albert River Place and Waterford-Tamborine Road.
Officers from Jimboomba Police Station, and the Springwood and Queensland traffic branches, conducted Operation Jeho with the assistance of Logan City Council.
Throughout the blitz, 20 traffic infringement notices were issued to people driving defective vehicles and three were issued to provisional drivers disobeying late night road restrictions, driving between 11pm and 5am.
Other infringements included the failure of displaying provisional plates, optional equipment fitted non-compliance to vehicle standards, ground clearance less than allowed and provisional one plate attached when not provisional one licence holder.
Police issued an additional three notices to appear – one each for blood alcohol concentration, illegal modification and disqualified driving.
Office in Charge at Jimboomba Police Station Senior Sergeant Peter Waugh said 100 vehicles were detained and checked at the scene during Operation Jeho.
“One of these vehicles was forfeited and will be sold at auction,” he said.
“We identified a number of provision drivers taking part in the activities and saw an amount of illegal modifications made to vehicles.
“The drivers are putting themselves, other road users and their race spectators at risk by taking part in these events and having these modifications.
“We will be conducting follow-ups in the coming weeks to ensure these vehicle modifications have been rectified.”
Senior Sergeant Waugh said police will continue to target the area and other hooning hot spots in the Jimboomba Policing District.
“We appreciate the willingness of the community to get behind reporting of hooning in our areas,” he said.
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