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Ava Benny-MorrisonThe Sunday Telegraph Crime Reporter

Ava Benny-Morrison is a crime reporter for The Sunday Telegraph. She joined the team in September 2017 after covering crime and courts for several years in NSW and Queensland.

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Alleged lockdown coke dealers charged after sting

Six men will appear in court today accused of being involved in a cocaine syndicate operating out of Sydney’s south. The men were arrested during a sweeping police operation on Friday.

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Cops uncover accused dealer’s $70k shoe stash

A Rose Bay car dealer has been accused of using the proceeds of drug crime to fund his collection of sneakers estimated to be valued at an eye-watering $70,000.

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Bedsheets ‘tied man to drugs’: Court

Police allege a Sydney father-of-six was using the handle “Joker” on the ANOM encrypted messaging app to co-ordinate the movement of cannabis across state borders, with a picture of bedsheets allegedly linking him through the compromised app.

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Spooked surfers call for beach shark attack kits

Surfers are calling for tourniquet kits to become a permanent fixture at popular surfing spots to help save the lives of shark attack victims.

Police & Courts

At about 4.10pm this afternoon, police received multiple calls regarding a collision between a white Jeep 4WD and an ACT Corrective Services transport vehicle on Oxley Street in Griffith. A man, who was a detainee being transported in the vehicle, subsequently left the scene in the Jeep with a female driver. The Jeep was located alight in Nares Crescent, Forrest about 4.50pm.

Woman’s ram raid frees rat’s tail con

A man who fled from a wrecked Corrective Services car after a woman in a Jeep allegedly rammed it in transit is back behind bars, along with the driver of the Jeep.

Police & Courts

Baggaley places blame on brother Dru

As former Olympian Nathan Baggaley prepares to be jailed again over drugs, his lawyers have successfully argued that he was once again influenced by his brother Dru.

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Organised Crime Squad detectives have arrested two men after locating nearly $12 million worth of cocaine and ‘ice’ during a vehicle stop in Sydney’s south-west, as part of ongoing investigations into the seizure of more than 50kg of illicit drugs in the state’s south., , Earlier this year, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Organised Crime Squad, together with Murrumbidgee Police District, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and the NSW Crime Commission (NSWCC), commenced an investigation into the supply of illicit drugs across the state., , About 5.30pm on Tuesday 1 June 2021, officers attached to Murrumbidgee Traffic and Highway Patrol Command stopped a white Mitsubishi Triton dual cab utility on the Sturt Highway, Hay, after checks revealed the vehicle was unregistered., , During a search of the ute, officers located more than 30kg of methylamphetamine (ice), 11kg of MDMA, 3kg of heroin and 4kg of cocaine., , The driver – a 65-year-old man – was arrested and charged. He remains before the courts., , Following further inquiries, officers executed a search at a unit at Stockton from 11.30am on Friday 4 June 2021. During the search, police seized $450,000 cash, electronic equipment and further prohibited drugs including methylamphetamine (ice), cocaine, heroin and cannabis., , Last month, as part of ongoing investigations, Organised Crime Squad detectives established Strike Force Garlow to further investigate the supply of prohibited drugs across Sydney’s south-west., , Following extensive investigations, detectives arrested two men – aged 24 and 23 – during a vehicle stop at the intersection of the M5 Motorway and The River Road at Milperra, about 1pm yesterday (Friday 9 July 2021)., , During the arrest, the older man ran across the M5 away from police. The man was found a short time later hiding in bushes near Milperra Road., , The man was searched by police, who seized 280 grams of cocaine hidden in his pants., , During a search of the vehicle, police seized 17kg of cocaine and 8kg of methylamphetamine (ice)., , The combined estimated potential street value of illicit drugs seized is $9.284 million., , A short time later, offices executed a search warrant at a unit at Kogarah, where they seized 170 grams of a white substance believed to be cocaine., , The men were taken to Bankstown Police Station, where the 24-year-old man was charged with six counts of supply prohibited drug > large commercial quantity, supply prohibited drug > commercial quantity, knowingly deal with proceeds of crime, and escape police custody., , Police will allege in court that the man was involved in the supply of illicit drugs worth $9.284 million., , It will be further alleged that the man was also involved in the supply of 50kg of illicit drugs earlier this year., , The 23-year-old man was charged with two counts of supply prohibited drug > large commercial quantity., , The pair were both refused bail to appear at Parramatta Bail Court today (Saturday 10 July 2021)., , Investigations by the Organised Crime Squad are continuing., , Anyone with information that may assist investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000

Cops find $9m worth of drugs hidden inside a car

Two men have been charged after police pulled them over on the M5 motorway on Friday and found millions of dollars worth of drugs in their vehicle.

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Mudgee Race Club rocked by bullying inquiry

It is an institution of country racing but Mudgee Race Club has been embroiled in controversy over a bullying investigation involving the club secretary and daughter of a prominent racing figure.

NSW

Second death rocks family of good Samaritan teen killed in crash

Relatives of 15-year-old John Keegan — who died after being hit by a truck while helping an elderly couple at a roadside crash — have tragically been left to crowd-fund for a second funeral.

Police & Courts

Pic of rising NRL player Jamil Hopoate entering Downing courts today.Hopoate is being sentenced over an assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Reason behind Hoppa’s 11th-hour bail reprieve

He is facing a cocaine supply charge but former NRL player Jamil Hopoate got bail after the prosecution withdrew its opposition. So why did that happen?

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