Mohamed Abu-Mahmoud, Pongsil Jankham in hotel luggage arrest

Two men have faced court on allegations they were shifting luggage containing drugs and a gun at a luxurious CBD hotel.

Two men have been allegedly caught red-handed shifting luggage bags hiding 9L of illegal drugs between suites of a luxurious Sydney hotel, a court heard.

Mohamed Abu-Mahmoud, 37 and Pongsil Jankham, 28 were arrested at Meriton Suites on Sydney’s Liverpool St about 1pm on Tuesday following investigations into drug supply.

The men were each charged with commercial drug supply after nine 1L bottles of GBL, also known as ‘liquid ecstasy’ were seized.

Police say a loaded pistol, MDMA, cocaine and methamphetamine were also found in the luggage.

Lawyer Oussama Elfawal, representing Abu-Mahmoud, told the court it was a weak case against his client as the 37-year-old man arrived at the hotel empty-handed to later help move the bags which allegedly contained the drugs.

House-arrest like bail conditions, including reporting to police twice a day, was proposed however it was refused by the magistrate.

Zeina Awad, 27, who was also arrested at the scene and charged with a single offence of possess prescribed prohibited substance was also refused bail.

The court heard the woman had drug issues and had a bed in a residential rehabilitation facility in two weeks.

All matters will return to court in coming weeks.