Inside the nicknames and slang words being used by the accused caught up in ANOM sting
Silver Fox, Southside XC – Adelaide’s alleged AN0M criminals used creative codenames and slang to communicate, courts have heard.
Some of South Australia’s accused criminals caught up in the latest AN0M sting have allegedly been using slang words and codenames to communicate.
Here is a list of some of the terms allegedly being used in Adelaide’s underworld:
No Tick
Prosecutors alleged that Jye Boyanton adopted the codename “No Tick” – a slang term in the drug world meaning “no credit” – on the AN0M platform.
Mr Boyanton is alleged to have laundered in excess of $196,000 in cash and trafficked in more than 12,000 pills, 560g of cocaine and 5kg of MDMA.
Magistrate Ben Sale released Mr Boyanton on $5000 bail, with $25,000 in guarantees, to face court again in November.
Silver Fox
Move over Richard Gere, there’s a new Silver Fox in town.
Moral Huckel – who has yet to plead to eight counts of trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug – is alleged to have acted under the codename “Silver Fox” on AN0M.
Magistrate Ben Sale released Mr Huckel on $5000 bail, with a $5000 guarantee, to face court again in February.
Ranger
Michael Spence allegedly acted under the handle “Ranger“ to “(collect) large sums of money which he would then count, package and deliver to (the second man)”.
Mr Spence is charged with 72 AN0M offences but pleaded with the court that they “aren’t as serious as they look”.
Prosecutors allege the Glenelg North man “handled $6,154,000 (in cash and drugs)”.
Magistrate Ben Sale found the allegations were too serious to grant bail.
He remanded the 53-year-old in custody until February.
Southside XC
The owner of an Old Reynella cafe allegedly dealt in 425g of cocaine and 93.7kg of cannabis under the “Southside XC” on an AN0M device.
Damien Niesche has yet to plead to 10 counts of trafficking in a large commercial quantity, and in a commercial quantity, of a controlled drug.
Magistrate Ben Sale released Mr Niesche on $5000 home detention bail, with a further $10,000 in guarantees, to face court again in February.
Grey Mitsi
Former private school student, Pasquale Lagana sent messages using this term to allegedly refer to drug deliveries being made in his mother’s grey Mitsubishi.
Mr Lagana’s mother was not accused of any wrongdoing, nor charged with any offence.
The Seaton man was arrested and charged with trafficking in more than 100kg of cannabis, 20 ounces of cocaine, 1kg of MDMA and 5L of liquid drugs after his fingerprints were visible in photos on the AN0M app, a court has heard.
Magistrate Ben Sale granted home detention bail and he will face court in February.
O’s and Balls
Prosecutors allege that Steven Bell of Forestville made references to “Os” and “balls”, attached with prices “consistent with that of meth”.
Mr Bell – who is yet to plead to nine counts of drug trafficking – was granted home detention bail on Monday.
