Andrew Spiroulias: Northern beaches drug dealer sentenced
An aspiring gym owner has been sentenced for selling meth and heroin on Sydney’s northern beaches. The methods and public locations he would use to sell the drugs can now be revealed.
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An aspiring gym owner has been sent back to prison for selling heroin and meth on Sydney’s northern beaches.
Andrew Spiroulias, 44, was arrested in October last year following an investigation by Strike Force Spinosa.
The strike force was set up by Northern Beaches Police to investigate the supply of prohibited drugs in the region.
The NSW District Court heard on Friday that Spiroulias, an aspiring gym owner, has a lengthy criminal history and was sent to prison in 2013 and 2017 for drug supply.
The court heard while on parole in August and September 2019 he supplied 66g of meth and about 60g of heroin.
Police observed him on two occasions sell 28g (one ounce) of heroin for $7000 and also intercepted phone messages relating to six other supplies.
“He would contact customers or be contacted by them,” Judge Garry Neilson said. “A meeting would be organised for the sole purpose of supplying prohibited drugs.”
He would sell the drugs in public locations including supermarkets and even petrol stations.
The court heard he had become more sophisticated in his methods since his early offending and used multiple phones and code words to avoid detection.
When police searched his home in Sydney’s north on the day of his arrest, they uncovered further heroin and meth as well as steroids, Xanax, $4600 in cash and other restricted drugs which were all seized.
Spiroulias was sentenced on Friday for 15 charges including supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis which he previously pleaded guilty to.
Judge Neilson convicted him and sentenced him to a term of imprisonment of five years and seven months with a non-parole period of three years and seven months. He will be eligible for parole in July 2023.
“He had a large amount of drugs that he disposed and a large amount of drugs available to him,” Judge Neilson said.
Meanwhile, police also arrested another man last year Darren John Moseley, 47, as part of the strike force.
The tradie also appeared in the NSW District Court on Friday but will be sentenced at a later date for eight charges including supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis which he has pleaded guilty to.