Brandon Tyler Schulz’s bail bid on hold drug lab bust in Beverley

An accused drug dealer’s bid for freedom is on hold after he was arrested after a major raid at Beverley.

An alleged drug dealer remains in custody after he was allegedly linked to a meth lab by multiple Bunnings trips and a fake ID.

Brandon Tyler Schulz’s bid for freedom is on hold after a magistrate said he was troubled by the fact he had previously absconded while on bail several times.

His co-accused, Giuseppe Elio Troiano, 35, was released on home detention bail in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday, after prosecution requested 13-months to finalise the charges against the men.

The court previously heard police observed a large stainless steel cooking pot on top of an operating gas burner during the search of a Beverley address on September 13.

The prosecutor said the warehouse was suspected to be a clandestine laboratory undertaking extraction and purification of drugs.

Police found 80L of acetone solution, 25 litres of 1,4-Butanediol – commonly known as fantasy – and no less than 10kg of packaged methamphetamine, the court heard.

Giuseppe Troiano was released on home detention bail on Monday. Photo: Instagram

Brandon Schulz had his bail application adjourned until next month. Photo: Facebook

On Monday, the prosecutor said the warehouse was leased until Mr Schulz’s name, and the electricity account was in the name of someone Mr Schulz allegedly had a fake ID card for.

The court heard police also identified Mr Schulz purchasing acetone from Prospect Bunnings in May.

“Both defendants, that’s Troiano and Schulz, were observed by police to attend the warehouse on at least three occasions leading up to the search,” the prosecutor said.

The prosecutor said investigations were ongoing as the men’s mobile phones hadn’t been located yet.

Mr Troiano, of Ashford, and Mr Schulz, 26, of Glenelg North, are charged with manufacturing a controlled drug for sale and two counts of drug trafficking.

Mr Troiano was further charged with resisting arrest.

Two men were arrested and cash and luxury vehicles seized after police discovered a clandestine laboratory, meth and fantasy in Beverley. Picture: SA Police

Serious and Organised Crime Branch officer in charge Detective Superintendent Shane Addison said methamphetamine and fantasy posed a serious risk to the community.

“Serious and Organised Crime Branch are committed to detecting and preventing methamphetamine and other illicit drugs from being sold and identifying and arresting those who are involved in the illicit drug trade, and seizing the profits of those crimes,” he said.

In a continuing bail application on Friday, magistrate Ben Sale said he was troubled that Mr Schulz had four previous breaches of home detention bail, three of which involved removing the monitoring device and absconding.

He also noted that the bulk of the prosecution evidence seemed to implicate Mr Schulz.
Mr Sale adjourned the application until next month after Mr Schulz’s counsel asked for time to take further instructions from him.

“Caution and being well prepared, rather than jumping in and maybe getting a bad result and then regretting it later always seemed to me to be the wisest course when dealing when such serious charges,” he told Mr Schulz.