Tarelle Power-Williams charged with commercial drug trafficking
A young alleged commercial drug trafficker has asked for his $800 bond back so his mum can instead front up for it despite flashing wads of cash on his social media.
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A 20-year-old accused of attempting to traffic a haul of drugs has asked a court for his $800 bond back so his mum can stump up for him instead.
Tarelle Lewis Charles Power-Williams, 20, who is facing possible life imprisonment if found guilty, asked the Elizabeth Magistrates Court if the surety could be transferred to his mum, all the while his social media boasted a picture of him holding a wad of $50 bills.
Power-Williams, of Smithfield, has not entered pleas to charges of the attempted trafficking in a large commercial quantity of drugs or failing to comply with a bail agreement.
Court documents show police allege Power-Williams attempted to traffic the drugs in Adelaide in June this year.
Months later, according to the documents, in September, Power-Williams allegedly “failed to comply with a term or condition of a bail agreement”.
According to the documents, Power-Williams allegedly breached his bail less than one month after entering into it.
The charge of attempting to traffic a large commercial quantity of drugs carries with it a sentence of life imprisonment or a $1m fine if found guilty.
The court heard Power-Williams had initially been refused bail on the trafficking charge before challenging the refusal in the Supreme Court.
Magistrate Mark Semmens told Power-Williams he faced a “long-haul” in relation to the trafficking charges, warning him it would “take a while to work through that”.
Mr Semmens allowed the bail to be changed, reducing the figure to $350 and reminding the mother she needed to call police if Power-Williams was not abiding to his conditions.
“He mucks up, you’ve got to go to the police,” he said.
“So if you know he’s not coming to court, or not living at the address, for example, you’ve got to ring the police straight away.”
Power-Williams will next face court in February.
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