About $1 million worth of ice has been found concealed under a car's floor panel after its owners pulled into a fast food drive-through for an early morning meal.
After receiving a tip-off, officers followed the car into the Rockhampton McDonalds to uncover the five kilograms of the drug about 4:00am.
Police dogs were allegedly able to find it hidden in a back compartment under the back seats.
Two Brisbane men, in their 30s, have been charged and are due to appear in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Detective Senior Sergeant Luke Peachy said the haul, worth about $1 million wholesale, is the most significant ever made in the region.
"We had an earlier find this year of a kilogram but for five kilograms to be found, this is huge," he said.
"It's the largest amount of drug I've seen in Rockhampton or in fact, any other place I've worked in regional Queensland.
"The amount of drug is very, very significant and we're very pleased to have gotten this ... before it hits the street."
Police said they were tipped off about a Toyota Kluger carrying illicit drugs.
"We'd received a certain amount of information and we were keeping an eye out for a certain vehicle," Senior Sergeant Peachey said.
"As a result we were lucky enough to find that vehicle going through the drive-through at McDonalds and as a result detain that vehicle and those persons in it."
Senior Sergeant Peachey said investigations were continuing into the men's intent and direction of travel.
"We estimate that it was probably about $900,000 that they probably purchased it for so street value is obviously far in excess of that so it's a very, very significant find."
Police said the two men were not known to police.
