Aharon Cohen: Charged with drug supply on Central Coast, trial date set

A trial has been set for a man charged over the alleged supply of methylamphetamine and cocaine across the Central Coast more than two years after his arrest.

NSW Police images of cash and drugs seized as part of Strike Force Harle raids across the Central Coast in 2020.

A judge only trial will go ahead for a man charged over the alleged supply of the drug ‘ice’ across the Central Coast.

Aharon Cohen, one of 15 people arrested and charged as part of Strike Force Harle in 2020, was not required to appear for his pre-trial mention in Gosford District Court.

The court heard the judge-alone trial would run for two weeks starting on November 21.

Cohen has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges relating to the ongoing supply of prohibited drugs across the coast between May and July 2020.

Police will allege Cohen supplied various amounts of drugs including 56g, 139g and 152.9g of methylamphetamine and 171g and 53.6g of cocaine.

He was also charged with dealing with the proceeds of crime after police seized $197,000 in cash from a Wamberal address.

Police images of the cash seized as part of Strike Force Harle raised across the Central Coast in 2020. Picture: NSW Police

Police seized methylamphetamine, GHB, cocaine, MDMA and cannabis with an estimated street value of nearly $250,000. Picture: NSW Police

In February 2020 officers from the Tuggerah Lakes Proactive Crime Team established Strike Force Harle to investigate the distribution of illicit drugs, in particular methylamphetamine, across the Central Coast.

Police obtained warrants to intercept dozens of mobile phones and on July 31 2020, officers conducted a series of raids at Gorokan, Lake Haven, Wamberal and Terrigal.

Fifteen people, including eight men and seven women, were arrested and charged with more than 250 offences.

Police allege they seized drugs including methylamphetamine, GHB, cocaine, MDMA and cannabis with an estimated street value of nearly $250,000. Police also located more than $210,000 cash.

A number of the 15 people charged have been sentenced before the court.

Cohen, who is in custody, has been ordered to appear in person at Gosford District Court during his trial.