Central Coast drug network: Seven people face court after Strike Force Harle arrests
Seven people charged in relation to an alleged drug network operating across the Central Coast have faced court again after spending four nights behind bars on remand.
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Seven of 15 people arrested and charged as part of a six-month police investigation into the supply of the drug ‘ice’ across the Central Coast have faced court after being refused bail at the weekend.
In February 2020 officers from the Tuggerah Lakes Proactive Crime Team established Strike Force Harle to investigate the distribution of illicit drugs and in particular methylamphetamine.
Police conducted a series of eight simultaneous dawn raids on properties on Friday, July 31, with 15 people — eight men and seven women — 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.
Three men were not required to appear on screen when their matters were mentioned briefly at Wyong Local Court on Tuesday.
Dean Russell Miller, 49, of Wyong, was charged with 201 offences of supplying various quantities of a prohibited drug.
He did not apply for bail and his matter was adjourned to October 6.
Similarly Aharon Cohen, 44, was not required to appear charged with 10 counts of supplying drugs on an ongoing basis and dealing with the proceeds of crime.
He also did not apply for bail and was adjourned to the same date.
Mark Royston Carrol, 58, did not apply for bail charged with seven offences and was adjourned to August 18.
Blanche Holly Morris, 41, of Kanwal, was granted bail when she appeared in the dock charged with four drug supply offences.
Her Legal Aid solicitor said the prosecution’s case relied heavily on telephone intercepts but there was little else to “corroborate” it was the single mum who was being recorded.
She was adjourned to August 18.
Three others, two women and one man, were refused bail to reappear on August 18 charged with various offences.
Tori Taylor, 26, of Lake Haven, is facing 14 drug supply offences, Donald James Tolmie, 59, three charges and Dannielle Charteena Hough, 25, of Gorokan, charged with 21 offences including being in possession of 1L of GBH.
It comes after two people faced court on Friday and a further six were granted police bail to appear at court at a future date.