Man accused of dealing drugs before major cocaine deal
DYLAN Walsh had allegedly been dealing vast amounts of psychedelic party drugs for months before he was caught doing a major cocaine deal with a Sydney couple, who brought along their baby son.
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A YOUNG NSW man had allegedly been dealing vast amounts of psychedelic party drugs for months before he was caught doing a major cocaine deal with a Sydney couple.
Police allegedly found $200,000 in a secret compartment of Dylan Shaw’s car last week that they claim was meant for Troy Vitale, 26, and his 24-year-old pregnant girlfriend Madeline Eade.
The couple had 640 grams of coke waiting in their car’s own hidden compartment, and they took their one-year-old son along for the ride too, detectives allege.
The trio was arrested outside a Belmore restaurant on Thursday night and remain in custody.
Both vehicles were seized for forensic examination.
The arrest follows a seven-month investigation into Shaw, who is accused of peddling illicit drugs through multiple social media sites.
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Court documents reveal the 24-year-old allegedly supplied more than 250 grams of MDMA, 400g of psychedelic drug 2CB and smaller amounts of ice between March and May.
Shaw has been charged with eight counts of drug supply and knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime.
Officers raided his Wyee home following the arrest and say they uncovered ice, steroids, drug paraphernalia and $27,400.
Vitale and Eade were both charged with one count of commercial drug supply.
The Hinchinbrook man claimed the drugs belonged to him and Eade had no knowledge of them when he faced Burwood Local Court on Friday.
But the distraught Kingsgrove woman, who is three-months pregnant, was denied bail.
The court heard additional charges are likely to be laid after telephone intercepts and listening devices recorded the couple’s ongoing discussions about drug supply.
“It’s a strong prosecution case and if she’s convicted she’s looking at a jail sentence,” Magistrate Robyn Denes said.
Shaw and Vitale did not apply for bail and it was formally refused and all three are due to front court again on September 19.