Jarrod Mullen snorts cocaine off kitchen bench before buying

In the middle of negotiating to buy 14 grams of cocaine off his dealer, Jarrod Mullen is given a sample to try – with a covertly recorded conversation revealing he snorted the drug after it was cut up for him on a kitchen bench. READ THE TRANSCRIPT

Jarrod Mullen pays for the eight grams of cocaine he took two days earlier and purchases another 14 grams while sampling the goods on the kitchen table.

The details can now be revealed after they were included in a set of agreed facts tendered to the court when Mullen pleaded guilty to one count of supplying cocaine.

Boxer Les Mason, the brother of retired NRL star Willie Mason. Les Mason has pleaded guilty and is to be sentenced.

Pearce was also charged but is yet to enter a plea.

November 29, 2018

15.23

J ATTENDED M RESIDENCE

M You have to give me money — what do you need — what do you want to take with you?

J I’ll get … I’ll owe you 16

M Yeah, are you going to take some?

J Yeah

M WALKS BEHIND THE KITCHEN BENCH AND POINTS TO THE COCAINE AND SAYS:

M How much do you want to take?

J TAKES MONEY OUT OF HIS POCKET AND GIVES IT TO M

J That’s for last time — that’s 1600 (8 grams 27/11/18)

M How much do you want to take?

J How much is there?

M Can probably give ya half now

J Yeah

M Half an ounce

J Yeah, yeah

M And maybe the other half an ounce tomorrow

J Yeah, sweet

M If that works for ya

J Yep, whatever

M Do you want 14 singles, or you just want it in one lot?

J Just put it in one lot and I can do it myself at home

Former Newcastle Knights NRL player Jarrod Mullen. Picture: Darren Pateman

M TAKES A BAG OUT OF THE PANTRY AND STARTS SPOONING WHITE POWDER OUT OF IT

J You know how much it is?

M He kept hitting

J 125 times 14

M No, you’ve gone too high. It’s 14

J Oh it’s a hundred — I’m doing it at 125

M 2800

J Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah

M So it’s 200 a pop

J Yeah, yeah, yeah sweet as

J PLACED THE COCAINE ON THE KITCHEN BENCH AND COMMENCED DIVIDING AND CUTTING IT WITH A CARD

J LEANED OVER THE BENCH HOLDING THE BAG OF COCAINE IN HIS HAND

J AND ANOTHER KNOWN PERSON SNORTED COCAINE FROM THE BENCH TOP

J I’m definitely going after this. I’m not sitting here doing this

J REMOVED A BAG CONTAINING COCAINE FROM THE KITCHEN BENCH AND PLACED IT IN HIS RIGHT PANT POCKET

J INHALED ANOTHER LINE INTO HIS NOSE FROM THE KITCHEN BENCH

J All right, um, I’ll take off big man, so …

M I’ll have another half, I’ll organise that

J What, tomorrow?

M Yep

J If you can handle it tomorrow morning, I can. But I’m out of action from 12 o’clock onwards

M Either 2.30, I’m f**ken either 2.30, I’m getting an operation on, or 9.30

J Bugger

M I dunno till I get this done

J Um, OK, so if I come and get 14 tomorrow, whatever

M Yeah

Mullen was covertly recorded inhaling a line of cocaine through his nose off the kitchen bench.

J SHOWED HIS COCAINE TO M

J Is that 14 with the bag or without it

M No, it’s 14 grams of coke — no 15.4?

J Um well, I’m around all tomorrow morning, brother

J When do you need that 2800 by

M If you gunna pick up again

J What, tomorrow?

M I’d prefer to have it before you pick up again, but …

J You need 2800, 2800 by tomorrow?

M No, only if you want to get more for yourself if you’re gunna sell it, you know what I mean — maybe — wait there, I might not need it — wait a sec. I’ll work it out tomorrow.

J I’ll try to do it

M The only reason I’ll try to work it out, ‘cause I …

J I don’t want to leave you out of pocket

J LEFT THE PREMISES