Nur Ismail: Drug dealing masseuse used taxi to hide coke operation

A masseuse peddling drugs in Sydney’s eastern suburbs used a taxi to try and avoid detection. But a deal outside Coogee Bay Hotel one night saw her come unstuck.

A masseuse busted taking part in the supply of cocaine in Sydney’s eastern suburbs used a taxi to try and avoid police detection.

Malaysian national Nur Qurratu Nor Ismail, 30, from Redfern, was caught by police supplying drugs on February 27 in Sydney’s eastern suburbs alongside a co-accused.

The agreed facts stated officers spotted two men walk up to the passenger window of a taxi near Coogee Bay Hotel just after midnight. The men purchased a bag of cocaine which was seized by police.

Nur Ismail.

When police stopped the taxi – which was hired to avoid police detection – they found Ismail in the passenger seat and allegedly found co-accused Wan Nur Wan Zulkipli, 25, in the driver’s seat.

The agreed facts stated police found seven bags of cocaine weighing 4.6g inside the car and four mobile phones featuring messages about drug deals, including the code word “tickets” for cocaine sales.

Ismail faced Waverley Local Court on Tuesday and was sentenced for one count of knowingly take part in the supply of a prohibited drug having previously pleaded guilty to the charge.

She was sentenced at Waverley Local Court.

The court heard the married woman worked as a masseuse and was originally from Malaysia.

Magistrate Ross Hudson convicted her and sentenced her to a community correction order for 12 months over the “dial-a-dealer” operation.

She has no previous criminal history in Australia.

Co-accused Zulkipli has also been charged and her matter remains before the courts.

Police alleged in court documents co-accused Zulkipli had also taken part in other drug deals in the days leading up to the bust.