Guy Nicholas Vandyk from Woolgoolga on drug charges back in Coffs Harbour court

An accused drug dealer on bail told to stay away from Lone Wolf bikies was going to the mechanic when Raptor officers “showed up from nowhere” and jagged him on more charges, a court has heard.

Guy Nicholas Vandyk from Woolgoolga has been ordered to stay away from Lone Wolf OMCG members and clubhouses.

An accused drug dealer on bail told to stay away from Lone Wolf bikies was going to the mechanic when Raptor officers “showed up from nowhere”, his lawyer told Coffs Harbour court on Friday.

Guy Nicholas Vandyk from Woolgoolga has been on bail awaiting trial for a string of drug charges including dealing cocaine on an ongoing basis. Now, he’s been hit with a second set of charges alleging he assaulted police.

The 66-year-old is pleading not guilty to all five drug-related charges which relate to alleged offending in the Woolgoolga and Sandy Beach areas between July and December 2023.

Vandyk was initially denied bail in Coffs Harbour Local Court in March last year but in August successfully applied to the Supreme Court to be released.

While on bail, the court ordered him to stay away from any Lone Wolf OMCG clubhouse and not contact any members of the group.

Guy Nicholas Vandyk.

In the long running case, he has appeared at court on various occasions wearing a Lone Wolf t-shirt and with the name of the gang tattooed on the back of his head.

When he appeared before the court on Friday via videolink from the police station where he was once again remanded in custody, he was shirtless with his long, grey beard draped across his tattooed chest.

His lawyer John Hennessy told the court that “the only reason he was stopped” by police officers was because they recognised him.

And then “Raptor officers showed up from nowhere”, Mr Hennessy said.

The Raptor squad focuses on serious and organised crime, particularly outlaw motorcycle gangs and other criminal groups with a history of violence.

Mr Hennessy told the court that the conversation between Vandyk and police “may have been terse”, but he denied any allegations of assaulting officers – claiming it wasn’t possible “from inside a locked cage”.

Guy Vandyk leaves Coffs Harbour court on January 28 charges with various drug-related offences.

In relation to the alleged altercation with police after he was picked up at the mechanic, Vandyk is now facing a second set of offences in addition to his original drug charges.

He has been charged with wilful and obscene exposure in/near public place; two charges of intimidating a police officer in the execution of duty without actual bodily harm and a charge of assaulting a police officer in the execution of duty without actual bodily harm.

Vandyk has pleaded not guilty to all of these charges and the matter adjourned to May 14.

It was heard in court that when VanDyk was apprehended and later searched, he had two phones in breach of Supreme Court bail conditions.

Coffs Harbour Police Station.

Magistrate Theresa Hamilton told the court that Supreme Court bail directions can be “convoluted and complicated” so she had “some sympathy” in relation to any confusion over it.

Police prosecutor Sergeant David Sams said the conditions were “clear and concise” and that an encrypted app was found on one of the phones.

Mr Sams also told the court the reason for police stopping him at the mechanic would be revealed as the case progressed and that Vandyk’s conduct was caught on body worn cameras and details surrounding this would also be “born out” later in court.

Ms Hamilton found that bail had been breached but agreed to release Vandyk once more to abide by a number of “very strict” conditions, including a curfew and staying away from Lone Wolf bikies.

The drug matters have been listed for hearing on August 1.

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