Eight men face court after massive drug bust in Adelaide’s south
Eight men have faced court after nearly $200,000 of meth and a secret lab were found during a major drug sting in the southern suburbs.
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A group has faced court after police seized several kilograms of methamphetamine and a significant amount of cash allegedly linked to a suspected drug syndicate in Adelaide’s south.
David Gregory Randell, 38, Brenton Robin Sims, 53, Robert Spencer, 65, Daniel Luke Turbill, 45, Nathaniel Grahame Dunk, 35, Umar Ali Ubrahim, 39, Mark Anthony Spakianos, 48, and Kenan-Salih Kopic, 35, faced Adelaide Magistrates Court this week, charged with 50 drug trafficking counts between them.
Serious and organised crime branch police arrested the men on November 24 and 25 as part of an investigation into drug distribution across Adelaide’s southern suburbs.
During a search, police allegedly discovered $155,000 in cash, 40 grams of methamphetamine, two cars and three motorcycles.
A search at properties in Sellicks Beach, Modbury North, Windsor Gardens and Holden Hill allegedly led to discoveries of more methamphetamine, 100 grams of cocaine, five kilograms of pseudoephedrine, one kilogram of iodine, two litres of hypo-phosphorous acid and a clandestine lab.
As a result, Mr Ubrahim, of Sellicks Beach, was arrested.
Police also searched properties at Morphett Vale and Hackham.
Mr Dunk, of Morphett Vale, was arrested and charged with drug trafficking after $8000 cash was allegedly found. Mr Spakianos, of Hackham, was charged with 11 counts of drug trafficking after one gram of methamphetamine and $11,000 was allegedly discovered.
Mr Kopic, of Windsor Gardens, and Mr Randell, of Port Noarlunga South, were arrested at Hackham shopping centre and charged with drug trafficking, after they were allegedly found with one kilogram of methamphetamine.
Mr Spencer, of Huntfield Heights, was also arrested, after police allegedly found 14 grams of methamphetamine in his house.
In the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday, a prosecutor said they were alleging it was a co-conspirator’s case between the eight accused.
Mr Kopic and Mr Randell are charged with one count of drug trafficking, while the rest of the group, including Mr Sims who is charged with 11 counts and Mr Turbill, who is charged with 13 counts face multiple drug trafficking charges.
The group, who are yet to enter any pleas, will face court again next month.
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