Cairns Property Crime Squad officers arrested and charged a 17-year-old Cairns man yesterday afternoon following investigations into numerous property type offences alleged to have been committed in the Cairns area since Tuesday.
The officers, attached to Operation Cairns Cast Iron, located the man at a Hodel Street residence at Whitfield at about 1.30pm.
Officers also seized a large quantity of allegedly stolen property from the address including phones, jewellery and liquor.
The man was charged with a total of 15 offences including multiple counts of burglary and unlawful use of motor vehicles as well as tainted property and drug charges. He is due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court later this morning.
Investigations into the incidents are continuing.