Football legend`s brother in drug bust |
Football legend`s brother in drug bust | 3.07.2009 | |
 "Syndicate" ... police have arrested five people over the June 25 importation. Picture: Reuters |
WAYNE Carey`s brother has been charged in relation to a major chemical importation syndicate that could have produced $20m in drugs.
Kevin Frederick Carey, known as Dick, was charged with being a courier in the operation by Australian Federal Police yesterday, the Herald Sun reports.
Mr Carey, 47, appeared at Melbourne Magistrates court today and was bailed after surrendering his passport and handing over a $10,000 surety.
He is charged with attempting to possess a border controlled precursor and attempting to pre-traffick a border-controlled precursor.
Wayne Carey has credited Dick with being his greatest supporter as he tries to rebuild his life after several incidents with police.
In a statement released by the AFP, investigators monitored a consignment from South Africa which arrived in Sydney on June 25.
"The consignment consisted of metal multi-threaded rollers and was destined for an address in Alexandra Hills, Brisbane," the AFP said.
Investigators allege Mr Carey transported the consignment through NSW to an address in Woodstock, north of Melbourne, on July 2.
It`s alleged the consignment concealed 22.8kg of precursor chemicals within the rollers that could produce $20m worth of amphetamines.
Mr Carey’s barrister Tony Burns said his client had a low level involvement in a large operation.
"We will make some decisions in due course about it (his plea)," he said. "The importation has nothing to do with him. He’s been involved at a very low level.’’
Police arrested five people, including Mr Carey, after executing warrants on six addresses in NSW, Queensland and Victoria yesterday.
The alleged ringleader, a 43-year-old South African, will be charged with attempting to possess a border controlled percursor, two coungts of importing a border controlled precursor and one count of conspiracy to import a border controlled precursor.
Others charged are a 42-year-old Queensland man who has been charged with dealing with money or property who has been bailed to appear at a Brisbane court in three weeks.
Victorians Benjamin Horn, 38, and Gary Sargent, 44, face the same charges as Mr Carey . They also appeared in Melbourne Magistrates` Court today and will re-appear on October 12.
The maximum penalty for possessing a commercial quantity of a border controlled precursor is 25-years imprisonment.
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