Brendan Wade Kanofski, 30, and Emily Louise Ross charged with trafficking after drugs with alleged street value of $2m seized

A man described in court as an Asian crime gang member, a legal secretary at a major national law firm and another man have fronted court over a $2.3 million Brisbane drug bust police allege is linked to a major trafficking syndicate.

A MAN described in court as an Asian crime gang member has allegedly been found in a hotel room on Brisbane’s southside overnight with more than $2 million worth of drugs believed to be linked to a major trafficking syndicate.

Brendan Wade Kanofski, 30, was charged with trafficking as part of a serious organised crime gang, possession of drugs, possession of a weapon and property obtained from trafficking.

The man from Heathwood, who works casually as an ATM installer, appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning after being arrested at an Oxley hotel allegedly with 1kg of a substance believed to be heroin or cocaine and 9kg methylamphetamine.

The $2.3 million worth of drugs police claim are linked to a major trafficking syndicate.

The drugs are alleged to have a street value of more than $2 million.

The court today heard detectives from the Major and Organised Crime Squad allege Kanofski is a member of an Asian crime gang and has criminal connections “interstate and locally”.

The court also heard the weapons were allegedly found in a storage shed that was also raided by police yesterday.

Kanofski’s Legal Aid duty lawyer told the court her client was not connected to the storage shed.

The court heard the 30-year-old man had a five-page criminal history and had previously been imprisoned in 2016.

Kanofski was denied bail and will return to court next year after magistrate Jason Schubert found the man would pose an unacceptable risk of reoffending or interfering with witnesses if released from custody.

The estimated $2.3 millions worth of illicit drugs seized during the search of two Brisbane properties on Monday. Picture: Queensland Police

Two other people — Paul Luu and Emily Louise Ross — were also arrested in relation to the alleged trafficking operation.

Ross, 24, was granted bail in the Brisbane Magistrates Court after being charged with trafficking dangerous drugs as part of a serious organised crime gang, possessing drugs and weapons.

Emily Ross is released from custody. Picture: AAP/John Gass

The woman, whose LinkedIn profile shows she has worked for Sparke Helmore Lawyers for the past three years, was arrested yesterday after allegedly being spotted with “three large bags at the airport containing 60kg of cannabis”.

The University of Southern Queensland law student was later found by police at a storage unit where 1kg of cocaine and 9kg methylamphetamine and two hand guns were allegedly seized, the court heard.

When arrested, Ross allegedly showed police a fake ID, the court heard.

Defence lawyer Elliott Boddice told the court Ross, who is the partner of co-accused Paul Luu, was not alleged to be “the head of the operation”.

“It appears her involvement is somewhat periphery,” he said.

Ross, who has no criminal history, was granted bail on the condition she wear a GPS tracker and reside at Corinda.

She will return to court next year.

Luu, who has been charged with trafficking dangerous drugs as part of a serious organised crime gang, possessing drugs and weapons and possessing property obtained from trafficking, did not apply for bail and was remanded in custody until next year.