Kevin Grahame Kent committed to Mackay Supreme Court on meth trafficking

An alleged meth dealer who supplied the drug 30 times and refused to give over information to police could face up to 25 years jail if convicted. Here’s what happens next in the case.

Kevin Grahame Kent is facing a raft of drug-related charges including trafficking meth.

An alleged meth dealer who had to come up with a $10,000 surety before being released on bail has had his trafficking charge committed to the supreme court.

Mine operator Kevin Grahame Kent is facing a raft of charges including trafficking methylamphetamines and about 30 counts of supplying dangerous drugs between July and September 2022 in the Mackay region.

The 32-year-old Blacks Beach man is also charged with a further 15 offences including possessing a shortened firearm, which has a mandatory 12 months custodial jail term if convicted, possessing cash suspected of being proceeds of a drug offence and refusing to give access to information stored on electronic items.

He was arrested following a raid at an Andergrove home on September 9, 2022.

Kevin Grahame Kent is facing a raft of drug-related charges including trafficking meth.

During a brief mention in a Mackay court on Wednesday, Magistrate Damien Dwyer questioned if Mr Kent had sorted out his surety or if he was still in custody.

He was told the surety had been paid and Mr Kent was on bail.

He did not appear in court and his appearance was excused.

The court heard the “major charges of supply and trafficking” had been committed to the Mackay Supreme Court on July 21.

Crown prosecutors now have six months to formally indict Mr Kent in the higher court.

There is a maximum penalty of 25 years jail for anyone convicted of trafficking a schedule one drugs.

Mr Dwyer adjourned the matters still in the magistrates court jurisdiction until December 1.