Ironside accused Timothy Noble refused bail in the Supreme Court as search continues for AN0M user ‘John Wick’

Police are looking for a shadowy AN0M user with the handle of ‘John Wick’ who is alleged to be linked to drug trafficking and organised crime.

Police are still raiding properties linked to Operation Ironside arrests on an “almost daily basis” as they search for unidentified users of the AN0M app, including a figure known only as “John Wick”.

During application in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the court heard police were still untangling the “web” of users, profiles and thousands of messages linked to the app.

Timothy John Noble, 42, is charged with cultivating a controlled plant and money laundering, which relates to more than $200,000 allegedly found in his house during nationwide raids on June 7.

Mr Noble was refused bail by the Adelaide Magistrates Court last week and on Wednesday applied to Supreme Court Justice Sophie David for a review of that decision.

In opposing Mr Noble’s bail, the prosecutor said charges of trafficking large commercial quantities of cocaine, ecstasy, fantasy and methamphetamine precursor chemicals were expected to be laid in the coming months.

Justice David heard a mobile phone with the AN0M app installed allegedly had been found in Mr Noble’s late father’s car. Prosecutors alleged GPS data from the phone showed it was mainly used around Mr Noble’s house.

“The material (before the court) describes those persons who police know and can attribute to other devices this accused has corresponded with,” the prosecutor said.

“Those co-accused, while they are not joined in this matter, have equally serious charges before the court.

“What that points to is that this accused is linked to other accused through what I will call a criminal hierarchy.”

$1.8 million cash seized during Operation Ironside South Australian arrests. Picture: Brenton Edwards

The prosecutor alleged Mr Noble had “extensive interactions” with Nathan Ralph, a fellow Ironside accused facing drug trafficking charges.

Police are also probing Mr Noble’s messages to other accounts yet to be identified.

“There are also people who this accused has communicated with on this platform, namely the user described as John Wick,” he said.

“That user is at present not known to police but is part of an ongoing investigation.

“There are, almost on a daily basis, searches of properties thought to be related to Ironside offending.

“It’s a difficult web for police to investigate but what Your Honour can have confidence is that large quantities of illicit drugs have been traded in.”

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Justice David heard from Craig Caldicott, for Mr Noble, that there would be a justification for the $189,440 found in his client’s bedroom.

While Mr Caldicott did not go into details, a prosecutor said he would “look forward to hearing what the justification was” and said he understood it related to an inheritance received from a family member.

Mr Caldicott said legal issues surrounding the Ironside arrests were likely to take up to two years to go through courts.

He indicated there would be challenges to the legality of the techniques used to gather evidence during the operation.

Justice David refused Mr Noble bail, citing the seriousness of the allegations.

He will next appear in court in December with other Ironside accused.