Zak Adam Merrell-Rose pleads guilty to supplying cocaine on the Central Coast
A Central Coast man on his way to a local brothel was caught with 19 bags of cocaine.
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A Central Coast man caught with 19 bags of cocaine on his way to a local brothel was back in trouble two months later, caught by police driving outside curfew with drugs in his underpants.
Zak Adam Merrell-Rose, 24, of Blue Haven, pleaded guilty in Wyong Local Court to multiple drug supply charges.
According to police facts, at 11.30pm on April 13, Merrell-Rose was driving along Wilfred Barret Dr, Magenta with a friend.
Officers who were following him believed he was acting suspiciously, as he was constantly checking his rear-view mirror and moving around inside the vehicle.
When police stopped him for a breath test, Merrell-Rose told them he was on his way to a local brothel.
“Police engaged in conversation with the accused and noted him to be nervous and shaking uncontrollably,” court documents state.
A search of the car uncovered two mobile phones with recent messages consistent with the purchase and supply of prohibited drugs.
Officers also located a shoulder bag belonging to Merrell-Rose, which contained 19 small bags of cocaine with a total weight of 19.07 grams.
Merrell-Rose told police: “I have a problem. It’s coke. There’s about 10 bags in there. I was intending to snort them”.
Two months later on June 14, Merrell-Rose was driving in Charmhaven when police noticed the vehicle, which was owned by a known member of the Lone Wolf Outlaw Motorcycle Gang.
They pulled him over and found him again to be nervous and shaking, with dilated pupils, a dry mouth and tension in his jaw.
Court documents state Merrell-Rose was on bail at the time and in breach of his 8am to 6pm curfew, which had been imposed over previous cocaine supply charges.
A search of his person uncovered 14 small bags of cocaine weighing a total of 13 grams hidden in a medium resealable bag in his underpants.
Police also found $640 in cash in his wallet, which they say was from the sale of drugs.
Merrell-Rose will be sentenced at a later date.