Macarthur drug dealers: The stories behind the deals
These men from the Macarthur region have been busted dealing or supplying drugs, with one even going so far to hide the gear in their undies. Here’s what happened when they faced the music.
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With drugs hidden in underpants, blue ALDI bags and backpacks, these men from the Macarthur region have been busted dealing or supplying drugs from the glitzy Eastern Suburbs all the way to their own backyard.
These are the stories of some of the Macarthur region’s drug dealers and suppliers and what happened when they were forced to face the music.
Andrew Kyriacou
A stay-at-home dad from Currans Hill, Andrew Kyriacou was a world away from home when he was busted with a bag of MDMA in his underpants in glitzy Bondi last year.
The 34-year-old was spending a Saturday night selling cocaine from his Mazda 3 near an Eastern Suburbs nightspot when he came to police attention after taking a short drive with a man.
Police later stopped Kyriacou’s car and noticed he was receiving constant messages on an app called Signal, raising the suspicion he was a drug runner.
Seven bags of cocaine and $1250 cash was found in his car, as well as a bag of MDMA in his underwear.
He was convicted of supply a prohibited drug at Waverly Local Court and sentenced to a nine-month prison sentence, to be served by way of intensive correction in the community.
Joseph Czuper
A young builder from Airds was nabbed as part of a “dial-a-dealer” crackdown, found with seven bags of cocaine in the city’s Eastern Suburbs.
Joseph Czuper, who also goes by the name Joseph Kayem, attracted police suspicion when he was spotted hanging with a passenger in a parked rental car on Bondi Beach last July.
Police followed the car for a short time before pulling Czuper over and spotted him shutting down a mobile phone app called Wickr, extensively used in drug supply.
When asked if he was carrying anything illegal, he pulled out a plastic sleeve from his pocket which had seven bags of cocaine inside.
The Airds man was sentenced to a seven months jail, also to be served by way of intensive correction in the community, for the supply of a prohibited drug. He also had to complete 50 hours community service.
Ronald Jeffrey Heise and Benjamin Allan Spinks
Two pals from the Oakdale area were convicted for drug supply after a routine traffic stop in Bondi brought their enterprising operation to an swift end.
The duo were driving along Bondi Beach in a hire car on a Saturday night in late 2018 when the driving of Spinks triggered police attention.
The 27-year-old passed a roadside breath test but the pair were getting “increasingly nervous”, the agreed facts said, causing police to search the car.
Nine bags of cocaine, stuffed into small balloons, were found in a backpack as well as $2350 in $50 notes.
Heise wiped away tears as he was sentenced to nine months jail, to be served by way of intensive correction in the community, for supply of a prohibited drug.
Spinks, who faced further drug supply and proceeds of crime charges, was sentenced to 18 months in jail with a non-parole period of 12 months.
Shannon Macauley
Drugs mastermind Shannon Macauley was sentenced to 11 years jail last year for the commercial supply of cocaine and ice across Sydney’s southwest.
A loot of 105g of ice, 380g of cocaine and $133,970 cash was found by police in a blue ALDI bag stashed under a rock in bushland near Macauley’s Wilton home in 2016.
Nine months later, police arrived at his home to arrest Macauley and found a further 738g of ice and almost $150,000 cash hidden around his house.
The 38-year-old father’s claim he was “warehousing” the drugs was rejected by Judge Jennifer English in Campbelltown District Court in December.
He was sentenced to 11 years jail, with six years non-parole. He is eligible for release in July 2023.