A 13-year-old boy has been charged following an incident in Miami this afternoon, where it is alleged threats were made to an educational facility.
Police will allege that threatening text messages were sent to the phones of several students at the school on Oceanic Drive.
As a result, the school implemented its standard internal security procedures and notified police.
A 13-year-old boy was located in Surfers Paradise by police just after 1.30pm.
He was later charged with one count each of using a carriage service to make a threat to cause serious harm, unlawful possession of a weapon category A, B or M, possession of a knife in a public place or school and receiving tainted property.
The boy will be will dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.
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