Taskforce Maxima charges Joseph Bunch and Harlin Reynolds with serious drug offences
Two Gold Coast men are facing a combined 12 charges after officers attached to the state’s gang-busting task-force swooped on a unit at Mermaid Waters. One is facing allegations of trafficking, the other of drug supply.
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Two men have been charged with a string of serious drug offences after officers from Taskforce Maxima swooped on a unit in Mermaid Waters.
The pair, Benowa man Joseph Antonio Justin Bunch, 23, and Mermaid Waters man Harlin Bryce Reynolds, 26, are facing a combined 12 charges after the February 19 raid at a unit at The Lanes Residences.
Mr Bunch has been charged with six offences: two counts of possessing dangerous drugs, and one count each of trafficking in dangerous drugs, possessing a schedule 1 dangerous drug in excess of 2g, possessing anything used in the commission of crime, and contravening an order to unlock a device.
According to court documents, police allege Mr Bunch trafficked in cocaine from February 5 to 19.
Police further allege the defendant was discovered in possession of more than 2g of party drug MDMA, smaller quantities of cocaine and the steroids testosterone and boldenone, a pair of mobile phones, and drug paraphernalia like clipseal bags and digital scales.
Mr Bunch allegedly refused to unlock his devices despite a police warrant.
The defendant was granted police bail on conditions including that he not communicate with his co-accused, Mr Reynolds, and issued a notice to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on April 1.
In court, defence lawyer Nick Andrews requested a four-week adjournment to allow the parties to case conference.
Mr Bunch’s charges will return to the court on April 29.
Mr Harlin will have his six charges mentioned for the first time on April 11.
He is charged with supplying a dangerous drug, possessing a schedule 1 dangerous drug in excess of 2g, possessing property suspected of being proceeds of a drug offence, possessing ammunition, possessing anything used in the commission of crime, and contravening an order to unlock a device.
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