A 27-year-old man has been charged with more than 80 offences after the alleged thefts of heavy vehicle automotive parts from around Brisbane and Logan over the past two months.
It will be alleged the male driver of a black VU SS Holden utility attended various industrial areas, predominately during weekends, when businesses were shut.
Once on site, he would then remove catalytic converters from heavy vehicle exhaust systems using a special type of saw.
Centenary Crime Scene detectives working on Operation Sierra Fox will further allege the crimes occurred in places including Acacia Ridge, Crestmead, Murarrie, Wacol and Yatala.
More than 30 trucks have been targeted, as a result, causing the vehicles to be inoperable.
The combined vehicle repair cost is believed to be in excess of $250,000.
A 27-year-old Browns Plains man was arrested by officers from the Centenary Crime Team in the early hours of yesterday morning and taken to the Richlands watchhouse.
He
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