Emmett Street faces Coffs Harbour court pleading guilty to drug supply charges

A second young apprentice tradie has been brought down by a special police taskforce gunning to disrupt the supply of cocaine on the Coffs Coast.

Emmett Street walks from the court.

A police taskforce aimed at disrupting the supply of cocaine on the Coffs Coast has resulted in another young tradie being forced before the courts.

Strikeforce Dares was formed in May last year and its investigations saw Hamish Francourt sentenced to a 12-month intensive correction order earlier this month.

Francourt pleaded guilty to charges of supplying a prohibited drug, 4g of cocaine, and supplying an indictable quantity of a prohibited drug, 14g of MDMA.

The strike force intercepted a call between Saville and Street on August 14, when the young plumber revealed he was hardly profiting from drug dealing.

On Wednesday, it was Emmett Street, 21, of Woolgoolga, who appeared at Coffs Harbour Local Court on five prohibited drug supply charges.

The strike force identified Flynn Saville as one of its initial targets and intercepted his phone calls, according to court documents.

Saville was facing 42 separate drug-related charges, but most were dropped and he ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of supplying drugs.

Flynn was closely associated with Street – a street-level drug supplier – and officers tapped a call between the pair on June 27 last year.

Co-offender Flynn James Saville outside the court.

Street said a mate was having a birthday and wanted “five”. He asked whether Saville could do a deal for $1500.

He asked Saville to call his friend: “He’s just a mad Muslim c--t. Crazy as, he will buy heaps off you after this”.

Police facts state Saville met with the man outside Hoey Moey Hotel at Coffs to complete the transaction.

The strike force also intercepted a call between Saville and Street on August 14, when the young plumber revealed he wasn’t profiting from the supply of drugs.

Magistrate Julia Virgo spoke of the “huge ramifications” of drug dealing in Coffs.

“Breaking even is not the position I wanted to be in,” Street said.

Saville responded: “You need to stop snorting c--t.”

Street said “yeah, I know” and conceded he “had two last night”.

“Get off my case, f--khead.”

Police spotted Street driving on York St at Coffs and he was arrested on October 27.

Street’s defence lawyer Tony Cox told the court his client had made nothing from the venture.

He said Saville was the principal of the operation and he was sentenced to an intensive correction order rather than jail.

Emmett Street leaving Coffs Harbour courthouse.

Mr Cox told the court Street had been working hard and was close to achieving “tickets” in two different trades, hoping to start his own business.

Magistrate Julia Virgo said Street’s criminal history was very limited and he had good prospects for full rehabilitation.

Ms Virgo said the proliferation of illegal drugs in the community had “huge ramifications”.

Street pleaded guilty to three counts of supplying a prohibited drug greater than small and less than indictable quantity, one count of supplying greater than indictable and less than a commercial quantity, and a single count of supplying prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis.

Street was sentenced to a 15-month intensive correction order.